NEW YORK CITY — Prison reform advocates planned to hold a press conference on Tuesday, Dec. 9, in front of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York City office. They aimed to urge her to sign the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill into law.
The bill, passed by the legislature in June, has not yet been signed by Hochul. Her office previously stated that she has been reviewing the bill and is committed to significant prison reforms.
The family of Robert Brooks, an inmate from Greece who died following a beating in prison, has also been advocating for this bill. Brooks died just hours after the beating…