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Manhattan DA candidates weigh in on latest study seeking elder parole for senior inmates

By Dean Moses

Posted on October 14, 2021

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The two main candidates seeking to become Manhattan’s next district attorney have spoken out on a new report detailing the immense number of deaths within the New York State prison system.

On Oct. 12, Columbia University Center for Justice released a report finding that more individuals have died within the New York State prison system over the past decade than the total sum of executions throughout 300 years of capital punishment.

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Manhattan DA candidates weigh in on latest study seeking elder parole for senior inmates

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