WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – Double bunking in New York state prisons is now against the law.
Governor Hochul signed the legislation Wednesday.
Double bunking increases the number of inmates housed in a medium-security dormitory typically designed to accommodate up to 50 incarcerated people to between 60 and 90 men or women — making it harder for proper supervision and inmate and officer safety.
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