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Archives for February 2021

May 27, 2020: Hundreds of People From Across NYS Hold Virtual Advocacy Day to Demand the Legislature Pass HALT Solitary and Elder Parole Bills as Part of COVID-19 Response • Media Advisory

May 27, 2020: New York, New York Speakers Will Demand New York End Solitary and Release People to Save Lives, End Suffering, and Stop the Spread of COVID, Highlighting New …

Read moreMay 27, 2020: Hundreds of People From Across NYS Hold Virtual Advocacy Day to Demand the Legislature Pass HALT Solitary and Elder Parole Bills as Part of COVID-19 Response • Media Advisory

MAY 25, 2020: NYS Grassroots Criminal Justice Community Calls on Legislature to Oppose New COVID-19 Prison Bill That Purports to Give Cuomo Admin Power it Already Has and Effectively Continues Months of Legislative Inaction

May 25, 2020: New York, New York Advocates Call for Legislature to Pass Elder Parole, Fair & Timely Parole, and the HALT Solitary Confinement Act to Reduce the Number of …

Read moreMAY 25, 2020: NYS Grassroots Criminal Justice Community Calls on Legislature to Oppose New COVID-19 Prison Bill That Purports to Give Cuomo Admin Power it Already Has and Effectively Continues Months of Legislative Inaction

May 21, 2020: As Legislature Plans to Reconvene, Advocates Held Virtually-Connected Rallies Outside Assembly and Senate Leaders’ Offices & Queensboro Correctional Facility Demanding New York’s COVID-19 Response Include People in Prison

May 21, 2020: New York, New York Passing Elder Parole, Fair & Timely Parole, and the HALT SolitaryConfinement Act Will Reduce the Number of People in Prison who areVulnerable to …

Read moreMay 21, 2020: As Legislature Plans to Reconvene, Advocates Held Virtually-Connected Rallies Outside Assembly and Senate Leaders’ Offices & Queensboro Correctional Facility Demanding New York’s COVID-19 Response Include People in Prison

May 19, 2020: As Legislature Plans to Reconvene, Advocates Demand Passage of Urgent Legislation to Help Prevent COVID Deaths and Suffering in Prison & Correct Longstanding Injustices Exacerbating the Pandemic

May 19, 2020: New York, New York Elder Parole, Fair & Timely Parole, and the HALT Solitary Confinement Act Will Reduce the Number of People in Prison who are Vulnerable …

Read moreMay 19, 2020: As Legislature Plans to Reconvene, Advocates Demand Passage of Urgent Legislation to Help Prevent COVID Deaths and Suffering in Prison & Correct Longstanding Injustices Exacerbating the Pandemic

May 18, 2020: Ahead of NY State Legislative Hearing on COVID-19’s Impact on Communities of Color, Black and Latinx Community Leaders Hold Virtual Press Conference to Call Out Legislative Leaders for Excluding Mass Incarceration Issues and Demand the Legislature Reconvene to Pass Urgent, Life-Saving Measures • Media Advisory

May 18, 2020: New York, New York Speakers Highlighted New Data Showing People of Color Account for 81% of NY Prison Deaths Since Outbreak of COVID and Demand ActionZoom recording …

Read moreMay 18, 2020: Ahead of NY State Legislative Hearing on COVID-19’s Impact on Communities of Color, Black and Latinx Community Leaders Hold Virtual Press Conference to Call Out Legislative Leaders for Excluding Mass Incarceration Issues and Demand the Legislature Reconvene to Pass Urgent, Life-Saving Measures • Media Advisory

May 14, 2020: As New Data Show People of Color Account for 81% of Prison Deaths since COVID-19 Outbreak, Advocates Demand NYS Prison Director Annucci Testify at Legislative Hearing on COVID-19 and Communities of Color

May 14, 2020: New York, New York New Data Showing People of Color Account for 81% of NY Prison DeathsSince Outbreak of COVID Prompts Advocates to Demand Legislature Call Acting …

Read moreMay 14, 2020: As New Data Show People of Color Account for 81% of Prison Deaths since COVID-19 Outbreak, Advocates Demand NYS Prison Director Annucci Testify at Legislative Hearing on COVID-19 and Communities of Color

May 13, 2020: Honoring Mother’s Day, Groups Rally at Bedford Hills CF to Demand Immediate Release of Women in NYS Prisons, Starting With Those Most Vulnerable to Death By COVID-19 • Media Advisory

May 13, 2020: New York, New York WHO: People formerly incarcerated at Bedford Hills,VOCAL-NY, Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP Campaign, Parole Preparation Project, WESPAC, Alliance of Families for Justice, Center …

Read moreMay 13, 2020: Honoring Mother’s Day, Groups Rally at Bedford Hills CF to Demand Immediate Release of Women in NYS Prisons, Starting With Those Most Vulnerable to Death By COVID-19 • Media Advisory

May 13, 2020: NYS Has Released Less Than One Half of One Percent of Incarcerated NY’ers; Advocates Demand Gov. Cuomo Grant Broad Clemencies

May 13, 2020: New York, New York Advocates Demand Gov. Cuomo Grant Broad and Immediate Clemencies in Response to Figures From DOCCS That The Department Has Released Less Than One …

Read moreMay 13, 2020: NYS Has Released Less Than One Half of One Percent of Incarcerated NY’ers; Advocates Demand Gov. Cuomo Grant Broad Clemencies

May 6, 2020: Advocates Slam Gov. Cuomo for Forcing Incarcerated People to Make Hundreds of Thousands of Protective Masks They Can’t Wear; Call on Cuomo to Grant Broad Clemency and Take Other COVID Actions

May 6, 2020: New York, New York Advocates Slam Gov. Cuomo for Forcing Incarcerated People to Make Hundreds of Thousands of Protective Masks They Can’t Wear,Call on Cuomo to Grant …

Read moreMay 6, 2020: Advocates Slam Gov. Cuomo for Forcing Incarcerated People to Make Hundreds of Thousands of Protective Masks They Can’t Wear; Call on Cuomo to Grant Broad Clemency and Take Other COVID Actions

May 1, 2020: Over 40 NYS Elected Officials Call on Gov. Cuomo to Immediately Release New Yorkers From Prisons During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 1, 2020: New York, New York Legislators Sent the Letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo, DOCCS ActingCommissioner Anthony Annucci, and Parole Board Chairperson Tina Stanford Demanding Swift Action To Save …

Read moreMay 1, 2020: Over 40 NYS Elected Officials Call on Gov. Cuomo to Immediately Release New Yorkers From Prisons During COVID-19 Pandemic

April 30, 2020: Advocates Respond to First Death of an Incarcerated Woman in NYS Prison and Gov. Cuomo’s Plan to Release Some Pregnant Women

April 30, 2020: New York, New York Today, the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, Parole PreparationProject, #HALTsolitary Campaign, VOCAL-NY, Worth Rises, and Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club released the …

Read moreApril 30, 2020: Advocates Respond to First Death of an Incarcerated Woman in NYS Prison and Gov. Cuomo’s Plan to Release Some Pregnant Women

April 21, 2020: Advocates Rally Statewide Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Grant Mass Clemencies to Incarcerated New Yorkers Vulnerable to COVID-19

April 21, 2020: New York See Zoom press conference recording beginning at: 38:20:bit.ly/April21Recording; Password: 2A&+8d=3 Advocates Hold Statewide Day of Action Outside State Prisons andGovernor’s Mansion Calling on Gov. Cuomo …

Read moreApril 21, 2020: Advocates Rally Statewide Calling on Gov. Cuomo to Grant Mass Clemencies to Incarcerated New Yorkers Vulnerable to COVID-19

April 18, 2020: Advocates Slam Gov. Cuomo for Plan to Release Only a Select Few Incarcerated NY’ers during COVID-19 Pandemic

April 18, 2020: New York, New York Today, the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, Parole PreparationProject, #HALTsolitary Campaign, VOCAL-NY, Worth Rises, and Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club released the …

Read moreApril 18, 2020: Advocates Slam Gov. Cuomo for Plan to Release Only a Select Few Incarcerated NY’ers during COVID-19 Pandemic

April 21, 2020: Advocates Hold Coordinated Statewide Day of Action at State Prisons and Governor’s Mansion Calling for Gov. Cuomo to Grant Mass Clemencies to Incarcerated New Yorkers Vulnerable to COVID-19 • Media Advisory

April 21, 2020, 1pm: Outside Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County, Governor Cuomo’s Mansion in Albany, and Otisville Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley The Groups Will Uplift the …

Read moreApril 21, 2020: Advocates Hold Coordinated Statewide Day of Action at State Prisons and Governor’s Mansion Calling for Gov. Cuomo to Grant Mass Clemencies to Incarcerated New Yorkers Vulnerable to COVID-19 • Media Advisory

April 16, 2020: “People’s Briefing” Demands Gov. Cuomo Take Immediate Steps to Address Public Health Crisis Unfolding in State’s Jails, Prisons, and Detention Centers (Media Advisory)

April 16, 2020: New York, New York In Contrast to Governor’s Briefings, Advocates Provided Detailed Updates on the COVID-19 Crisis that Is Unfolding for New Yorkers Behind Bars Today, the …

Read moreApril 16, 2020: “People’s Briefing” Demands Gov. Cuomo Take Immediate Steps to Address Public Health Crisis Unfolding in State’s Jails, Prisons, and Detention Centers (Media Advisory)

April 14, 2020: Advocates Slam Governor Cuomo for Playing God with Peoples’ Lives After He Releases a Select Few Incarcerated Older New Yorkers

April 14, 2020: New York, New York Read Here for Cuomo’s release announcement via NY Post Today, the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, Parole PreparationProject, #HALTsolitary Campaign, VOCAL-NY, Worth …

Read moreApril 14, 2020: Advocates Slam Governor Cuomo for Playing God with Peoples’ Lives After He Releases a Select Few Incarcerated Older New Yorkers

April 14, 2020: Formerly Incarcerated & Other Advocates Rally at Queensboro CF to Demand Gov. Cuomo Free All Incarcerated New Yorkers Within One Year of Release Date • Media Advisory

April 14th, 2020, 11:30am: Rally at 47-04 Van Dam St, Long Island City, NY 11101 and online here Formerly Incarcerated People & Advocacy Groups Call on Gov. Cuomo to Free …

Read moreApril 14, 2020: Formerly Incarcerated & Other Advocates Rally at Queensboro CF to Demand Gov. Cuomo Free All Incarcerated New Yorkers Within One Year of Release Date • Media Advisory

April 13, 2020: Another Incarcerated New Yorker Dies; Advocates and Community Leaders Unearth Prison Horrors, Call on Gov. Cuomo and NYS Board of Parole to Release Vulnerable People

April 13, 2020: New York, New York In Wake of Another In-Prison Death, Advocates and Community Leaders Unearth Prison Horrors in Second Briefing on COVID-19 Crisis in New York State …

Read moreApril 13, 2020: Another Incarcerated New Yorker Dies; Advocates and Community Leaders Unearth Prison Horrors, Call on Gov. Cuomo and NYS Board of Parole to Release Vulnerable People