Gov. Maura Healey's move to sunset a program that helps people reenter society after prison is "outrageous" and "insulting," ...

There was a time when Daeqwon Currie thought he’d never kick heroin. “I had a friend shoot me up the first time,” said Currie, 36, of Wilson. “I was scared I’d do it myself. And that was the moment ...

State reentry grants are on the chopping block as budget talks favor a new $10M workforce program over wraparound services.

Update: Governor Hochul signed legislation to expand public housing access to formerly incarcerated individuals on December 23, 2022. A bill that lawmakers say could ensure more people leaving ...

First Lady Anna Stein is emphasizing the role of prison reentry and substance abuse treatment programs in public safety, aiming to attract volunteers in the absence of additional state funding. First ...

In February 2014, early in his first reelection year, Governor Andrew Cuomo made what proved to be a bold proposal to reduce recidivism by creating opportunities for higher education in state prisons, ...

A Pearl River woman accused in federal court of helping her spouse operate a sex trafficking ring was once in charge of a state government-funded re-entry program in Rockland County for people who ...

Before his release from prison, Charles Worpek joined Community Action of Pioneer Valley’s Re-entry Workforce Development Program. Now, a year after his release, he works as a prep cook at Fitzwilly’s ...

A new prison oversight pilot program is launching at possibly four state prisons replacing legislation that sparked emotional debate on Wednesday and arriving just days before the documentary “The ...

New York must continue to invest in higher education in prisons. Our prisoners deserve access to college classes.