New York — The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) has canceled personal and legal visits across all New York State prisons, sparking outrage and calls for immediate action from advocacy groups.
The move comes in the wake of an unlawful work stoppage by corrections officers, which has exacerbated conditions for incarcerated individuals, who are already facing severe neglect.
Thomas Gant, a community organizer at the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), said,…