New York Lawmakers Say Emptying Prisons Will Cut Down Crime Statewide

ALBANY, NY — A new proposal in the New York State Assembly would create a 17-member commission tasked with reducing the state’s prison population and lowering violent crime, with findings due by December 2026, according to legislation introduced by Assemblymember David Weprin.

Assembly Bill A00303 would establish the “New York State Commission to End Mass ...