Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP Campaign
To End Mass Incarceration and Build Racial Justice
Led by formerly incarcerated people and family members of people in prison, RAPP works to end mass incarceration and promote racial justice through the release of aging people in prison and those serving long sentences
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Featured Reading
Aging in Prison: Reducing Elder Incarceration and Promoting Public Safety
November, 2015: a policy publication by RAPP, Center for Justice at Columbia University, and others; includes chapters by former heads of department …
Sentencing Project Testimony to NYS Legislature’s 2019 Public Protection Budget Hearing
January 29, 2019: Nicole D. Porter, The Sentencing Project
The Next Step: Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes
April 2, 2019: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, The Sentencing Project
Unlocking Billions: A Fiscal Analysis of Pending Justice Reforms in New York State
March 10, 2021: The Center for Justice at Columbia University
Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss
Celebrating the life and mourning the loss of our co-founder and co-director Kathy Boudin By: Columbia University Center for Justice
Our Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo
May 17, 2022: Our Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo Dear RAPP Family, Yesterday, RAPP’s Director Jose Saldaña released the following …