Read the policy paper by RAPP and The Center for Justice at Columbia U: “Aging in Prison: Reducing Elder Incarceration and Promoting Public Safety.” … Read More ...
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Media Advisories, Press Releases, Briefings
Friday, January 22, 2021: Following Another COVID-19 Death At Bedford Hills Prison for Women, Advocates Demand NY State Lawmakers Pass Parole Justice and HALT Solitary Reforms • PRESS … Continue Reading…
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Tell Gov. Cuomo: Release Aging People in Adirondack Prison
Gov. Cuomo must take immediate action and release all aging people at the Adirondack Correctional Facility. Add your name now to demand action. Prisons are hotbeds for the ongoing spread of the … Continue Reading…
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End death by incarceration & advance parole justice—Join us on April 21
RSVP HERE to be part of a powerful movement to end the cruelty of permanent punishment. • Photos: Walter Hergt • Here's how it looked last time we gathered in Albany (on January 14, 2020) demanding … Continue Reading…
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Article Highlights Parole Injustices: Why We Need Change
In their December 2, 2019 issue, The New Yorker magazine published "Prepping for Parole," a 10,000-word article by Jennifer Gonnerman exposing some of the devastating problems with the New York State … Continue Reading…

Events
For events held before 2018, click HERE TUESDAY, January 26, 2021, 6:00-8:00 pm, ALBANY • RAPP Capital Region Open Membership … Read More ...
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NYS Comptroller Issues Report
"Early release for older individuals may be an appropriate strategy in certain instances." New York’s prison population is decreasing, but … Read more

Aging in Prison/RAPP in the Press
Media Inquiries David George, Associate Director, Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP: rapppress@gmail.com (631) 885-3565 Twitter: … Read More ...

N.Y. must lift punitive practices of state’s parole board
By Mujahid Farid, Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Times Union Plus - … [Read More...]