Q&A: Prison expert Soffiyah Elijah on reducing prison costs, drug-related crimes Soffiyah Elijah, 57, is the executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, which monitors conditions in state prisons. The first woman and first person of color to head the 170-year-old organization, she lives in Park Slope with her parents and the elder of her two sons.
Interview with Soffiyah Elijah, executive director of the Correctional Association of New York, which monitors conditions in state prisons
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