A group of persons convicted of sex offenses has filed a class action suit against both New York City and New York State, alleging the state is continuing to hold them behind bars beyond their release dates and that the city has not been providing them with shelter beds.
According to the complaint, which was filed in Albany County Supreme Court, about 100 offenders are being detained at the Fishkill and Woodbourne Correctional Facilities past their release dates.
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