Hour Children, Inc.
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Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State.
Long Island City, NY
Joined February 2014
....including restrictions on solitary confinement. Under his directive the deadline towards achieving full compliance with applicable laws and regulations is February 19th.
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The first test of newly sworn in Mayor Mamdani is his Executive Order ordering DOC officials to come up with a plan for abiding by long-deferred limits on solitary confinement ~ former Executive Orders have in the past, been used to produce years of suspended jail rules....
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2026 is the year to move these bills to the floor for a vote, passed and signed into law!
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Save the date and RSVP to join the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice in Albany on January 21st! Fair & Timely Parole (S159/A127) and Elder Parole (S454/A514) were referred January 8, 2025 to the NYS Senate and Assembly Correction Committees.
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....and whose church members have collaborated closely with our programs to help mothers and children reconnect with dignity, care, and consistency.
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Community support is critical for our mission at Hour Children. Our thanks to Minister Danny Cheong, Bedford Community Church, Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, who has been a longtime supporter and partner of Hour Children....
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This Prison Reform Omnibus Bill brings desperately needed transparency, oversight, and accountability to New York's prisons. Although the final package doesn’t include all we sought, it’s still a serious step toward making our State prisons less violent. https://t.co/Ude3ndLElg
nytimes.com
Prison guards have been accused of more than 120 acts of brutality that amounted to torture in the past decade in New York, a Times investigation found.
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As more than 2,700 National Guard are still on duty across NYS prisons, since the unauthorized officer strike March 2025, advocates and legislators continue to urge @govkathyhochul to sign the Omnibus Prison Reform Bill, one of 165 to sign by the end of the year.
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Our address has changed… our mission continues!! Visit Us 40-09 21ST Street, 4th Floor Long Island City, N.Y.
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Food rescue and distribution is a critical need met on behalf of Hour Children Community Pantry. We thank our donors for meeting this need especially this time of year!
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A new @amNewYork story, following this week’s City Council hearing and investigation into Rikers visitation, details the barriers attorneys face when trying to meet with their clients at Rikers, including hours-long waits, hostile treatment, and even alleged fabricated “refusals”
amny.com
A New York City Department of Correction officer forged the signature of a person incarcerated on Rikers Island to prevent him from meeting with his defense
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The full report can be found on the NYC Council website.
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In advance of today’s Joint Committee on Oversight and Investigation and Committee on Criminal Justice @nyccouncil released a report outlining the challenges New Yorkers face while visiting a loved one being held in Rikers Island jails.
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Congratulations, new round of housing grants announced by @govkathyhochul includes @OsborneNY and Housing Plus Solutions, Inc (2) ~ both providing critical housing to those reentering to their communities from prison.
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Released the week @NYCComptroller report ~ citing savings based upon $115,000 per incarcerated person per year to operate NYS prison facilities, ~ sentence reductions could enable significant cost savings for the State...
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Thank you for your generosity in helping make this season merry and bright for so many children !
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Thank you to Gretchen and all the little elves who purchased books for our holiday book drive ! Hour Children is shipping these books out to children of incarcerated moms throughout NY State along with gifts this season.
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