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Incarceration should restrict a person’s freedom — not their ability to understand the laws and policies that directly affect their future.

That principle is the foundation of the Legislative Transparency Accessibility Program, an initiative designed to provide incarcerated individuals with direct access to recorded legislative sessions through correctional tablet systems.

Across New York state, lawmakers debate issues involving sentencing, parole, rehabilitation, reentry, prison conditions and criminal justice reform. These decisions have profound consequences for incarcerated individuals and their families. Yet, the people most directly impacted by these policies........

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