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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>NY DA: Lopez conduct &quot;alarming&quot; but not a crime</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21996/20130516/ny-da-lopez-conduct-quot-alarming-quot-but-not-a-crime</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 16, 2013) A New York prosecutor says he&apos;s found no crime after investigating sexual harassment allegations by female staff members of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat.But Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan said what he found was &quot;alarming,&quot; and he admonished higher-level state officials who he said allowed Lopez&apos;s behavior through secret settlements and confidentiality.Meanwhile, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics found Lopez&apos;s actions violated the public trust. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21996/20130516/ny-da-lopez-conduct-quot-alarming-quot-but-not-a-crime">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A New York prosecutor says he&apos;s found no crime after investigating sexual harassment allegations by female staff members of Assemblyman Vito Lopez, a Brooklyn Democrat.But Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan said what he found was &quot;alarming,&quot; and he admonished higher-level state officials who he said allowed Lopez&apos;s behavior through secret settlements and confidentiality.Meanwhile, the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics found Lopez&apos;s actions violated the public trust. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21996/20130516/ny-da-lopez-conduct-quot-alarming-quot-but-not-a-crime">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:44</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, sexual harassment, criminal justice, albany, lopez, ethics, , topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Vermont lawmakers pass end-of life legislation </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21981/20130514/vermont-lawmakers-pass-end-of-life-legislation</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 14, 2013) Vermont lawmakers passed end-of life legislation last night. The House approved the Senate&apos;s new version of the bill, 75-65. The bill would allow doctors to give terminally ill patients who wish to end their lives medicine that hastens the dying process. Oregon, Washington, and Montana have similar laws. The bill will now go to Governor Peter Shumlin&apos;s desk for his signature. He has said he supports the measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21981/20130514/vermont-lawmakers-pass-end-of-life-legislation">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vermont lawmakers passed end-of life legislation last night. The House approved the Senate&apos;s new version of the bill, 75-65. The bill would allow doctors to give terminally ill patients who wish to end their lives medicine that hastens the dying process. Oregon, Washington, and Montana have similar laws. The bill will now go to Governor Peter Shumlin&apos;s desk for his signature. He has said he supports the measure. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21981/20130514/vermont-lawmakers-pass-end-of-life-legislation">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>vermont, health, politics, criminal justice, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Officer-involved shooting in Winooski, VT</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21867/20130426/officer-involved-shooting-in-winooski-vt</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 26, 2013) An independent investigation is planned in Winooski, Vermont, after police there shot a man accused of trespassing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21867/20130426/officer-involved-shooting-in-winooski-vt">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An independent investigation is planned in Winooski, Vermont, after police there shot a man accused of trespassing. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21867/20130426/officer-involved-shooting-in-winooski-vt">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:16</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>crime, criminal justice, police, vermont, [loc: ], photolead, topstory, chpv</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Joining forces to stop North Country human trafficking</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21822/20130424/joining-forces-to-stop-north-country-human-trafficking</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2013) Human trafficking is a growing problem across the country...including here in the North Country. Undocumented farmworkers can be threatened with deportation. Sex workers or foreign brides can be held against their will. Foreign students with visas to work at Adirondack tourism destinations are vulnerable.Law enforcement and area not-for-profits are joining forces to stop human trafficking in the North Country. Representatives from Homeland Security, the state attorney general&apos;s office and labor department, and social service agencies from St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Franklin counties met earlier this month at SUNY Potsdam. They were joined by not-for-profits that help immigrants, domestic violence victims, and other vulnerable people.Renan Salgado is a human trafficking specialist with the Worker Justice Center of New York. He&apos;s organizing the North Country human trafficking task force. He spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21822/20130424/joining-forces-to-stop-north-country-human-trafficking">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Human trafficking is a growing problem across the country...including here in the North Country. Undocumented farmworkers can be threatened with deportation. Sex workers or foreign brides can be held against their will. Foreign students with visas to work at Adirondack tourism destinations are vulnerable.Law enforcement and area not-for-profits are joining forces to stop human trafficking in the North Country. Representatives from Homeland Security, the state attorney general&apos;s office and labor department, and social service agencies from St. Lawrence, Jefferson, and Franklin counties met earlier this month at SUNY Potsdam. They were joined by not-for-profits that help immigrants, domestic violence victims, and other vulnerable people.Renan Salgado is a human trafficking specialist with the Worker Justice Center of New York. He&apos;s organizing the North Country human trafficking task force. He spoke with David Sommerstein. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21822/20130424/joining-forces-to-stop-north-country-human-trafficking">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, criminal justice, sex, crime, trafficking, immigration, labor, farm, violence, domestic violence, [loc: ], corruption, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Senator, others indicted in wide ranging corruption scandal</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21736/20130403/senator-others-indicted-in-wide-ranging-corruption-scandal</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 3, 2013) State Senator Malcolm Smith, a former Senate Majority Leader, has been arrested and indicted in a far reaching bribery and corruption scandal.  The corruption case against Senator Malcolm Smith  spans village, county, state and New York City governments,  as well as both major political parties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21736/20130403/senator-others-indicted-in-wide-ranging-corruption-scandal">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[State Senator Malcolm Smith, a former Senate Majority Leader, has been arrested and indicted in a far reaching bribery and corruption scandal.  The corruption case against Senator Malcolm Smith  spans village, county, state and New York City governments,  as well as both major political parties. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21736/20130403/senator-others-indicted-in-wide-ranging-corruption-scandal">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, albany, criminal justice, crime, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Alternatives to Incarceration: Back in the world</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21705/20130329/alternatives-to-incarceration-back-in-the-world</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 29, 2013) Today, the final part in a series about society&apos;s efforts to turn away from long-term incarceration for nonviolent offenders. In Part one, we met Jeff, a college-bound young man from Western New York who fell into serious drug addiction, broke into a pharmacy, and cycled through drug courts and rehab for years before being sentenced to prison. But instead of serving a four year sentence, Jeff went to Moriah Shock, a bootcamp-style, six-month program in the Adirondacks. We left off yesterday when Jeff was three months away from his release, and feeling confident his time in Shock would help him stay drug and crime-free when he returned home.&quot;I mean obviously I&apos;m not going to walk around, I&apos;m not going to march around and call cadence, but it helps establish certain discipline that&apos;s essential through the program, and this is from the heart, I&apos;m not just speaking to build up the program because I know whatever I say is going to be fine.&quot;In Part three, producer Natasha Haverty finds Jeff back in the world, rebuilding his life and looking ahead. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21705/20130329/alternatives-to-incarceration-back-in-the-world">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natasha Haverty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today, the final part in a series about society&apos;s efforts to turn away from long-term incarceration for nonviolent offenders. In Part one, we met Jeff, a college-bound young man from Western New York who fell into serious drug addiction, broke into a pharmacy, and cycled through drug courts and rehab for years before being sentenced to prison. But instead of serving a four year sentence, Jeff went to Moriah Shock, a bootcamp-style, six-month program in the Adirondacks. We left off yesterday when Jeff was three months away from his release, and feeling confident his time in Shock would help him stay drug and crime-free when he returned home.&quot;I mean obviously I&apos;m not going to walk around, I&apos;m not going to march around and call cadence, but it helps establish certain discipline that&apos;s essential through the program, and this is from the heart, I&apos;m not just speaking to build up the program because I know whatever I say is going to be fine.&quot;In Part three, producer Natasha Haverty finds Jeff back in the world, rebuilding his life and looking ahead. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21705/20130329/alternatives-to-incarceration-back-in-the-world">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>09:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, education, prisontime, alt-prison, criminal justice, youth, addiction, , topstory, [loc:43.16103 -77.6109219]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Alternatives to Incarceration: into Shock prison</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21703/20130328/alternatives-to-incarceration-into-shock-prison</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 28, 2013) This week as part of our Prison Time Media Project, producer Natasha Haverty is looking at some of the approaches cash-strapped states are taking to try and cut prison their populations.Yesterday, we began the story of Jeff, a young man from western New York who fell into serious drug addiction and broke into a pharmacy to feed his habit. After spending years cycling through drug courts, unable to stay off drugs, he was sent to prison here in the North Country. &quot;It&apos;s very true to say that I as given a great opportunity at drug court and I failed. I failed at drug court. I failed. I&apos;m going to prison, for years. That&apos;s the lowest of the low, that&apos;s the lowest I can think of before death.&quot; But unlike many other inmates, Jeff was sent to a shock prison in Moriah, in Essex County, which focuses on life skills training and rehabilitation. Part two of our series takes us to Moriah Shock and finds Jeff at the middle of his prison sentence. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21703/20130328/alternatives-to-incarceration-into-shock-prison">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natasha Haverty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week as part of our Prison Time Media Project, producer Natasha Haverty is looking at some of the approaches cash-strapped states are taking to try and cut prison their populations.Yesterday, we began the story of Jeff, a young man from western New York who fell into serious drug addiction and broke into a pharmacy to feed his habit. After spending years cycling through drug courts, unable to stay off drugs, he was sent to prison here in the North Country. &quot;It&apos;s very true to say that I as given a great opportunity at drug court and I failed. I failed at drug court. I failed. I&apos;m going to prison, for years. That&apos;s the lowest of the low, that&apos;s the lowest I can think of before death.&quot; But unlike many other inmates, Jeff was sent to a shock prison in Moriah, in Essex County, which focuses on life skills training and rehabilitation. Part two of our series takes us to Moriah Shock and finds Jeff at the middle of his prison sentence. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21703/20130328/alternatives-to-incarceration-into-shock-prison">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:26</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, adirondacks, alt-prison, education, prison, criminal justice, prisontime, drugs, addiction, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Alternatives to Incarceration: One man enters the system</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21696/20130327/alternatives-to-incarceration-one-man-enters-the-system</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 27, 2013) When Governor Nelson Rockefeller pushed through his landmark drug laws in New York forty years ago, he argued that any alternatives to his new tough on crime zero tolerance approach had failed: &quot;I was on this kick of trying to get the addict off the street, into treatment. Now this was a beautiful concept, except it just didn&apos;t happen to relate to the realities because the pushers keep finding new people. And I have to say that as far as I am aware, there is no known, absolute cure for addiction.&quot; But in recent years, those Rockefeller Drug Laws have gone through a series of reforms. These days, cash-strapped states like New York are struggling to reduce inmate populations so that they can close expensive prisons. Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to mothball two more correctional facilities downstate this year. And reducing the number of people behind bars means experimenting with diversion programs for non-violent drug offenders: States are offering counseling programs, rehabilitation and therapy, and opening alternative, &quot;drug courts.&quot; The goal is to battle drug addiction without incarceration. This week, as part of our Prison Time Media Project, Natasha Haverty follows the journey of one man through a system that&apos;s trying to turn away from mass incarceration. Here&apos;s part one of her three-part series. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21696/20130327/alternatives-to-incarceration-one-man-enters-the-system">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natasha Haverty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[When Governor Nelson Rockefeller pushed through his landmark drug laws in New York forty years ago, he argued that any alternatives to his new tough on crime zero tolerance approach had failed: &quot;I was on this kick of trying to get the addict off the street, into treatment. Now this was a beautiful concept, except it just didn&apos;t happen to relate to the realities because the pushers keep finding new people. And I have to say that as far as I am aware, there is no known, absolute cure for addiction.&quot; But in recent years, those Rockefeller Drug Laws have gone through a series of reforms. These days, cash-strapped states like New York are struggling to reduce inmate populations so that they can close expensive prisons. Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to mothball two more correctional facilities downstate this year. And reducing the number of people behind bars means experimenting with diversion programs for non-violent drug offenders: States are offering counseling programs, rehabilitation and therapy, and opening alternative, &quot;drug courts.&quot; The goal is to battle drug addiction without incarceration. This week, as part of our Prison Time Media Project, Natasha Haverty follows the journey of one man through a system that&apos;s trying to turn away from mass incarceration. Here&apos;s part one of her three-part series. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21696/20130327/alternatives-to-incarceration-one-man-enters-the-system">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, education, history, prisontime, prison, criminal justice, crime, drugs, addiction, topstory, alt-prison</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Illegal guns tip line draws fire from legislators</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21673/20130322/illegal-guns-tip-line-draws-fire-from-legislators</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 22, 2013) UPDATE: Since broadcast of this story, NCPR has heard from Governor Cuomo&apos;s office, saying that the tipline was not created as a way to enforce the NY SAFE law.   Here&apos;s a statement from Janine Kava, director of public information at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services: &quot;This program has been in place for more than a year and is aimed only at getting illegal crime guns off the streets: a goal that every New Yorker can agree with.&quot;The New York State Association of Police Chiefs also sent NCPR a letter explaining why police started discussing the tipline this week: &quot;On Tuesday, an e-mail was sent out by the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police to our membership statewide regarding the New York State Gun Tip Line.&quot;  The NYSAPC letter explains that law enforcement officials were first made aware of the tipline in Februrary 2012, and discussion of it was revived earlier this week, &quot;The e-mail was the result of a series of ongoing meetings to deal with reducing guns used in crimes in New York State.  It had nothing to do with the NY SAFE ACT.  In our most recent meeting on Monday afternoon we talked about reviving this tip line and informing our members about it by sending out a message and scheduling a conference call to discuss it.&quot;_______Gun rights supporters, and some upstate New York lawmakers, are taking issue with an aspect of the new gun control laws, that rewards people for reporting illegal gun ownership to the state. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21673/20130322/illegal-guns-tip-line-draws-fire-from-legislators">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[UPDATE: Since broadcast of this story, NCPR has heard from Governor Cuomo&apos;s office, saying that the tipline was not created as a way to enforce the NY SAFE law.   Here&apos;s a statement from Janine Kava, director of public information at the state Division of Criminal Justice Services: &quot;This program has been in place for more than a year and is aimed only at getting illegal crime guns off the streets: a goal that every New Yorker can agree with.&quot;The New York State Association of Police Chiefs also sent NCPR a letter explaining why police started discussing the tipline this week: &quot;On Tuesday, an e-mail was sent out by the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police to our membership statewide regarding the New York State Gun Tip Line.&quot;  The NYSAPC letter explains that law enforcement officials were first made aware of the tipline in Februrary 2012, and discussion of it was revived earlier this week, &quot;The e-mail was the result of a series of ongoing meetings to deal with reducing guns used in crimes in New York State.  It had nothing to do with the NY SAFE ACT.  In our most recent meeting on Monday afternoon we talked about reviving this tip line and informing our members about it by sending out a message and scheduling a conference call to discuss it.&quot;_______Gun rights supporters, and some upstate New York lawmakers, are taking issue with an aspect of the new gun control laws, that rewards people for reporting illegal gun ownership to the state. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21673/20130322/illegal-guns-tip-line-draws-fire-from-legislators">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:02</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, gun control, SAFE act, public safety, criminal justice, topstory, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Fifteen years behind bars under Rockefeller drug laws</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21319/20130125/fifteen-years-behind-bars-under-rockefeller-drug-laws</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 25, 2013) Imagine for a moment the dumbest thing you&apos;ve ever done in your life. The worst mistake, the biggest lapse in judgment. Now imagine that that one blunder cost you fifteen years of your life.This week, we&apos;re launching our Prison Time Media Project, exploring the legacy of the Rockefeller drug laws.The controversial sentencing rules created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller 40 years ago sent tens of thousands of men and women to prison, with many serving 15 to 25 years behind bars.George Prendes was one of those people. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21319/20130125/fifteen-years-behind-bars-under-rockefeller-drug-laws">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Natasha Haverty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Imagine for a moment the dumbest thing you&apos;ve ever done in your life. The worst mistake, the biggest lapse in judgment. Now imagine that that one blunder cost you fifteen years of your life.This week, we&apos;re launching our Prison Time Media Project, exploring the legacy of the Rockefeller drug laws.The controversial sentencing rules created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller 40 years ago sent tens of thousands of men and women to prison, with many serving 15 to 25 years behind bars.George Prendes was one of those people. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21319/20130125/fifteen-years-behind-bars-under-rockefeller-drug-laws">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>16:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, incarceration, prisontime, [loc:40.7143528 -74.0059731], prison, criminal justice, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>How the Rockefeller drug laws changed America</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21316/20130124/how-the-rockefeller-drug-laws-changed-america</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 24, 2013) Forty years ago this month, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller launched his campaign for what came to be known as the Rockefeller drug laws.Rockefeller demanded tough prison sentences, even for low-level drug dealers and addicts. It was an idea that quickly spread, influencing state and Federal law across the US. In the decades since, the nation&apos;s prison population has grown seven-fold — with more than two million men and women now behind bars.Over the next year, North Country Public Radio will be looking at ways the Rockefeller laws changed America — from their impact on race relations to the growth of a booming prison industry here in the North Country.We&apos;re calling it the Prison Time Radio Project. We start our series by going back to the beginning, when Americans were demanding solutions to a heroin epidemic that was scarring urban neighborhoods. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21316/20130124/how-the-rockefeller-drug-laws-changed-america">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Forty years ago this month, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller launched his campaign for what came to be known as the Rockefeller drug laws.Rockefeller demanded tough prison sentences, even for low-level drug dealers and addicts. It was an idea that quickly spread, influencing state and Federal law across the US. In the decades since, the nation&apos;s prison population has grown seven-fold — with more than two million men and women now behind bars.Over the next year, North Country Public Radio will be looking at ways the Rockefeller laws changed America — from their impact on race relations to the growth of a booming prison industry here in the North Country.We&apos;re calling it the Prison Time Radio Project. We start our series by going back to the beginning, when Americans were demanding solutions to a heroin epidemic that was scarring urban neighborhoods. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21316/20130124/how-the-rockefeller-drug-laws-changed-america">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>12:08</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, prisontime, incarceration, prisons, topstory, criminal justice</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Governor continues downsizing of state prison system</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21308/20130123/governor-continues-downsizing-of-state-prison-system</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 23, 2013) Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York&apos;s state prison system needs to shrink again. In his speech Tuesday, Cuomo unveiled plans to eliminate two downstate correctional facilities. The move spares prisons and prison jobs here in the North Country, at least for the time being. But the move comes as part of a continuing shift in the state&apos;s criminal justice policy that has meant new uncertainty for prison workers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21308/20130123/governor-continues-downsizing-of-state-prison-system">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/130123bmprisondownsize.mp3" length="1905165" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York&apos;s state prison system needs to shrink again. In his speech Tuesday, Cuomo unveiled plans to eliminate two downstate correctional facilities. The move spares prisons and prison jobs here in the North Country, at least for the time being. But the move comes as part of a continuing shift in the state&apos;s criminal justice policy that has meant new uncertainty for prison workers. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21308/20130123/governor-continues-downsizing-of-state-prison-system">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, criminal justice, prisontime, incarceration, prisons, topstory, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>New York leaders call for gun control</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21088/20121217/new-york-leaders-call-for-gun-control</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 17, 2012) New York&apos;s top politicians reacted quickly to Friday&apos;s mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut.New York Gov. Cuomo is pledging to work for gun control in the wake of the shooting  in Newtown, calling it &quot;yet another senseless and horrific act of violence involving guns.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21088/20121217/new-york-leaders-call-for-gun-control">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121217kdgun.mp3" length="828989" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[New York&apos;s top politicians reacted quickly to Friday&apos;s mass shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut.New York Gov. Cuomo is pledging to work for gun control in the wake of the shooting  in Newtown, calling it &quot;yet another senseless and horrific act of violence involving guns.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21088/20121217/new-york-leaders-call-for-gun-control">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:43</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>politics, albany, cuomo, crime, criminal justice, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Three Lawsuits target Jefferson County Sheriff&apos;s Dept </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20965/20121128/three-lawsuits-target-jefferson-county-sheriff-apos-s-dept</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 28, 2012) Three women with the same attorney have filed lawsuits against the Jefferson County Sheriff&apos;s Department and members within it for allegations relating to sexual misconduct or harassment. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20965/20121128/three-lawsuits-target-jefferson-county-sheriff-apos-s-dept">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121128jrlawsuits.mp3" length="1660569" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Three women with the same attorney have filed lawsuits against the Jefferson County Sheriff&apos;s Department and members within it for allegations relating to sexual misconduct or harassment. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20965/20121128/three-lawsuits-target-jefferson-county-sheriff-apos-s-dept">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121128jrlawsuits.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>03:27</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, tijf, criminal justice, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Local broker barred for fraud</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20918/20121119/local-broker-barred-for-fraud</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 19, 2012) An investment banker and securities broker from Saranac Lake has been barred from the securities industry for defrauding his customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Mark J. Gillis and the financial management firm he co-owns, Hudson Valley Capital Management, have been expelled for using customer funds to cover losses caused by his improper day trading.That&apos;s according to an investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the independent corporation that regulates the securities industry in the U.S. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20918/20121119/local-broker-barred-for-fraud">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20101119ckbrokerfraud.mp3" length="1256910" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Knight</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[An investment banker and securities broker from Saranac Lake has been barred from the securities industry for defrauding his customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.Mark J. Gillis and the financial management firm he co-owns, Hudson Valley Capital Management, have been expelled for using customer funds to cover losses caused by his improper day trading.That&apos;s according to an investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the independent corporation that regulates the securities industry in the U.S. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20918/20121119/local-broker-barred-for-fraud">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/20101119ckbrokerfraud.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>02:37</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>economy, criminal justice, adirondacks, crime, securities, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Saranac Lake fight leads to hate crime charge</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20874/20121113/saranac-lake-fight-leads-to-hate-crime-charge</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 13, 2012) A Franklin County man has been arrested in connection with a racially charged incident that happened outside of Saranac Lake bar late in October.The arrest follows criticism of the Saranac Lake Police Department by some community members who were upset that an arrest wasn&apos;t made sooner. But the police department says it wanted to conduct a thorough investigation before filing charges. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20874/20121113/saranac-lake-fight-leads-to-hate-crime-charge">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121113cmsaranaclake.mp3" length="1109038" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A Franklin County man has been arrested in connection with a racially charged incident that happened outside of Saranac Lake bar late in October.The arrest follows criticism of the Saranac Lake Police Department by some community members who were upset that an arrest wasn&apos;t made sooner. But the police department says it wanted to conduct a thorough investigation before filing charges. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20874/20121113/saranac-lake-fight-leads-to-hate-crime-charge">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121113cmsaranaclake.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>02:18</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, nadk, criminal justice, [loc:44.3294960 -74.1312662], saranac lake, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Hunters asked to help in Gillis search</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20736/20121025/hunters-asked-to-help-in-gillis-search</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 25, 2012) State officials are asking hunters in the town of Piercefield in southern St. Lawrence county to be on the look out for any sign of Colin Gillis.The 18 year old man from Tupper Lake vanished in early March while walking on state route 3.  A massive search effort turned up no clues about his fate.The Conservation Department says &quot;hunters and others bushwacking in the woods&quot; in the area should be alert for any sign of the missing man.Gillis was last seen wearing a white American Eagle v-neck shirt with black stripes and short sleeves, blue Levi boot cut jeans, and red Nike Air high top sneakers.He may also have been wearing a reversible black or red L.L. Bean coat and carrying and orange and black day pack.Anyone with information about Collin Gillis should call state police in Ray Brook at 518 — 897 — 2000. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20736/20121025/hunters-asked-to-help-in-gillis-search">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121025ncprGillis.mp3" length="487095" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[State officials are asking hunters in the town of Piercefield in southern St. Lawrence county to be on the look out for any sign of Colin Gillis.The 18 year old man from Tupper Lake vanished in early March while walking on state route 3.  A massive search effort turned up no clues about his fate.The Conservation Department says &quot;hunters and others bushwacking in the woods&quot; in the area should be alert for any sign of the missing man.Gillis was last seen wearing a white American Eagle v-neck shirt with black stripes and short sleeves, blue Levi boot cut jeans, and red Nike Air high top sneakers.He may also have been wearing a reversible black or red L.L. Bean coat and carrying and orange and black day pack.Anyone with information about Collin Gillis should call state police in Ray Brook at 518 — 897 — 2000. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20736/20121025/hunters-asked-to-help-in-gillis-search">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121025ncprGillis.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>01:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>adirondacks, criminal justice, missing persons, [loc:44.2239488 -74.4640575], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Counties face costs of jailing state parole violators </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20677/20121016/counties-face-costs-of-jailing-state-parole-violators</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 16, 2012) Right now, county jails, and ultimately, local property taxpayers, are footing the bill for housing state parole violators while they wait for the state to pick them up. State Senator Patty Ritchie has proposed a solution to the problem. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20677/20121016/counties-face-costs-of-jailing-state-parole-violators">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121016jrjailing.mp3" length="750244" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Right now, county jails, and ultimately, local property taxpayers, are footing the bill for housing state parole violators while they wait for the state to pick them up. State Senator Patty Ritchie has proposed a solution to the problem. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20677/20121016/counties-face-costs-of-jailing-state-parole-violators">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121016jrjailing.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>01:33</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, criminal justice, economy, albany, corrections, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], , topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Malone prison singled out in report on &quot;extreme isolation&quot;</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20607/20121004/malone-prison-singled-out-in-report-on-quot-extreme-isolation-quot</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 4, 2012) A report released this week by the New York Civil Liberties Union calls for major reforms to the state prison system that would reduce the number of inmates held in solitary confinement or isolation.According to the study, roughly 8% of state prisoners are being held in special isolation cells. Roughly a third of those solitary confinement cells, known as &quot;special housing units,&quot; are located here in the North Country.Critics say the use of solitary confinement by prison guards has spiraled out of control. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20607/20121004/malone-prison-singled-out-in-report-on-quot-extreme-isolation-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121004bmisolation.mp3" length="2663241" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A report released this week by the New York Civil Liberties Union calls for major reforms to the state prison system that would reduce the number of inmates held in solitary confinement or isolation.According to the study, roughly 8% of state prisoners are being held in special isolation cells. Roughly a third of those solitary confinement cells, known as &quot;special housing units,&quot; are located here in the North Country.Critics say the use of solitary confinement by prison guards has spiraled out of control. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20607/20121004/malone-prison-singled-out-in-report-on-quot-extreme-isolation-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
<guid>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121004bmisolation.mp3</guid>
<itunes:duration>05:32</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, criminal justice, prison, correction13, crime, punishment, docs, [loc:44.8486596 -74.2948983], topstory, prisontime</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Report blasts NY prisons for use of solitary confinement</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20595/20121003/report-blasts-ny-prisons-for-use-of-solitary-confinement</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 3, 2012) The New York Civil Liberties Union says New York&apos;s prison system is using solitary confinement as a punishment far too often.Last year, inmates in the state system were placed in &quot;solitary&quot; more than 13,000 times, according to a new study produced by the NYCLU. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20595/20121003/report-blasts-ny-prisons-for-use-of-solitary-confinement">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/audio/121003bmconfinement.mp3" length="655988" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The New York Civil Liberties Union says New York&apos;s prison system is using solitary confinement as a punishment far too often.Last year, inmates in the state system were placed in &quot;solitary&quot; more than 13,000 times, according to a new study produced by the NYCLU. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20595/20121003/report-blasts-ny-prisons-for-use-of-solitary-confinement">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, prison, criminal justice, correction13, docs, solitary, nyclu, [loc:44.8486596 -74.2948983], topstory, prisontime</itunes:keywords>
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