Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Women's Prison, Citing New York…

Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Women's Prison, Citing New York…

Two New York lawmakers called on the state prison agency to investigate apparent suicides and allegations of deteriorating conditions at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, following New York Focus reporting last week that three people died over four weeks at the women’s prison. “This recent and alarming spate of suicides is tragic, and what is most tragic is that they may have been preventable,” wrote New York State Senator Pete Harckham and A…

Lawmakers urge investigation into series of deaths at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility

BEDFORD, N.Y. — Two state lawmakers are urging New York corrections officials to investigate a series of recent deaths at a women’s prison in Westchester Co