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New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates

Caroline Hansen poses for a portrait, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Caroline Hansen poses for a portrait, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Caroline Hansen, left, participates in a rally and vigil for Val Gaiter, the longest serving woman in the New York state prison system, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Caroline Hansen uses Emma's Premium Services, a higher-priced service according to Hansen, to shop for food and essentials for her husband, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Caroline Hansen uses Emma's Premium Services, a higher-priced service according to Hansen, to shop for food and essentials for her husband, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Caroline Hansen, right, participates in a rally and vigil for Val Gaiter, the longest serving woman in the New York state prison system, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Caroline Hansen uses Emma's Premium Services, a higher-priced service according to Hansen, to shop for food for her husband, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in New York. Hansen used to hand-deliver two packages containing fresh food, meats, and vegetables a month to her husband, who is serving life without parole at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, but now has to send him packages containing food and other essentials through a third-party vendor. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates