new york prisons

Cuomo has granted two commutations in January and another three in June, a number that advocates decried as “outrageous,” particularly in the midst of a pandemic.

There are currently 5,334 people ages 55 and over in the state’s prisons, who are at a higher risk of death if they contract COVID-19.

Formerly incarcerated people and family members of those in prison demanded the governor release prisoners with a year or less left on their sentences outside of Queensboro Correctional Facility.

Nearly 650 inmates and staff in NYC jails have COVID-19.

The average New York prison laborer makes 65 cents an hour. “Know anyone else who would work for .65 cents an hour?”