Our Mission
Through monitoring, research, public education & policy recommendations, the CA strives to make the administration of justice in New York State more fair, efficient and humane.
2010 POLICY AGENDA
Find out which issues we are working on this year
Recent CA Press:
- BARS TO EDUATION: TRANSITION PROGRAMS KEY TO ENDING JAIL CYCLE, ADVOCATES SAY (NY1) In the final story in our week-long series on the schools in jails, NY1's Education reporter Lindsey Christ looks at what happens when kids are released and how officials hope several education reforms can stop so many of them from ending up back in jail.
- BARS TO EDUCATION: REFORMS TRY TO BRING JAIL SCHOOLS UNDER FIRMER CITY CONTROL (NY1) The way the Department of Education structures its schools does not work well within the structure of the justice system, but now reforms are trying to make the two systems fit together.
- BARS TO EDUCATION: INCARCERATED YOUTH ALREADY SADDLED WITH SCHOOL PROBLEMS (NY1) Almost 90 percent of the city's incarcerated youth are re-arrested by the time they're 28, and the local prisons have proven to be much more successful at teaching criminal behavior than classroom subjects.
- KROKOFF'S MOMENT (Albany Times Union) Albany has a new peacemaker in chief. The city and surrounding communities have a great opportunity to take progressive steps to promote public safety.
- PRISON SHOULDN'T BE A BAR TO MOTHERHOOD (WeNews) Rigid foster care rules threaten to dissolve family ties when mothers are in prison or residential drug treatment. A new law in New York State takes steps to help these families weather the separation. read more >
News and Events
District Day 2010: Get Involved
On September 24th, Drop the Rock coalition members will break into teams across the city to educate legislative officials in their home district offices about our prison downsizing platform.
- Read more about District Day on the DTR website
- Download a flyer and post copies around your neighborhood
- Contact Denise Thomas, Drop the Rock Coordinator, at 212-254-5700 x.339 or dthomas@correctionalassociation.org for more information or to sign up for a lobbying appointment
Governor Paterson Passes Legislation Ending Prison Gerrymandering In New York
Gov. David Paterson of New York took a stand for electoral fairness earlier this month when he signed legislation that bans prison-based gerrymandering — the cynical practice of counting prison inmates as “residents,” to pad the size of legislative districts. The new law, which requires that prison inmates be counted at their homes, deserves to be emulated all across the country. [Read the full article] Credit: New York Times
Protecting LGBT youth behind bars
Gabrielle Prisco, Director of the CA's Juvenile Justice Project, speaks with Laura Flanders of The Nation/GRITtv to discuss the specific injustices facing incarcerated lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth.
A fair chance for families separated by prison
On June 15, incarcerated parents and their children received long sought-after and critical support in their efforts to maintain ties to each other and protect parental rights.
On that day, after years of advocacy by the Correctional Association of New York's Women in Prison Project, the Coalition for Women Prisoners, and allies statewide, Governor David Paterson signed into law the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) Expanded Discretion Bill. [Click here to read the full article] Credit: North Star Fund community blog
5th Annual Reentry Policy Conference: September 15, 2010
Please join us at the National H.I.R.E. Network 5th Annual New York State Reentry Policy Conference on Wednesday, September 15, 2010. This year’s conference will focus on gender-responsive models and practices for reducing recidivism and improving the wellbeing of women directly impacted by the criminal justice system.
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Time: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: Rockefeller University, Caspary Auditorium
1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
Click here for a brief conference summary and click here to register.