NYSCOPBA President Donn Rowe today testified at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on the
topic of Public Protection as outlined in the 2014-15 Executive Budget Proposal. His testimony
highlights the increased violence in the state prisons, the economic impact the proposed prison
closures will have on their respective communities, prison overcrowding and the deteriorating
infrastructure of the current prison system in New York State.
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