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| New York drug-law reforms, drop in crime reduce prison populaton |
| By lohud.com - Timothy O'Connor |
| Published: 10/17/2011 |
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The residents of the legendary Big House that is Sing Sing could not be blamed if 11 years ago they didn't feel the old prison lived up to its nickname. With nearly 2,300 inmates housed at the maximum-security prison in Ossining, it was a little closer to a cramped house. But that's not the case now. The number of inmates at Sing Sing has plummeted by 25 percent since 2000, down to just over 1,700, a Journal News analysis of state prison data shows. Two other state prisons in Westchester — Bedford Hills and Taconic correctional facilities — also have had significant drops in the number of inmates over the past 11 years. Read More. |
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