(In recognition for his criminal justice activities, the Correctional Association of New York is honoring him tonight.)
He said this after taking part in a symposium at the New School, sponsored by the school and the Correctional Association of New York.
Robert Gangi, executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, an advocacy group, said he was stunned by yesterday's ruling.
"When you look at the details, his proposals fall short," said Robert Gangi of the Correctional Association of New York.
The need for a new approach was underscored a few years ago in a startling report by the Correctional Association of New York.
In announcing the closure, the Correctional Association of New York recognized that the facility had "a history of poor conditions and brutality against children."
"These laws are not working," said Robert Gangi, the executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, a prison monitoring group.
The visitors were from the Correctional Association of New York, a nonprofit group that monitors prison conditions.
The impetus for these changes came from a study by the Correctional Association of New York, which monitors prison conditions.
Robert Gangi, the executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, a group that monitors the state's prisons, called the administration's efforts deeply flawed.