Advocates want shakeup at Bedford Hills as DOCCS defends safety policy

Advocates want shakeup at Bedford Hills as DOCCS defends safety policy

Over 30 legal and advocacy organizations are demanding the removal of a security official at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, blaming him for increased violence and three recent deaths of transgender and nonbinary inmates, while the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision defends the facility's security measures.

Advocates Warn Trans and Nonbinary People at Bedford Hills Are at Risk Amid Prison Conditions

Advocates and lawmakers are calling for urgent intervention at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York due to multiple deaths and mounting reports of unsafe and inhumane conditions affecting transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals, and are demanding an independent investigation into the unjustified uses of force.