2021: February
“State Legislature moves to restore voting rights to parolees”February 26, 2021: Rebecca C. Lewis, City & State New York / Criminal Justice “Show Mercy to Prisoners Who Changed”February 26, 2021: Barry …
2021: January
“New York lawmakers to make prison visits amid push for ‘justice roadmap’ and COVID vaccinations”January 29, 2021: Denis Slattery, New York Daily News “600 call for parole justice: ‘Virtual rally’ urges …
2020
“Sen. Brian Benjamin we want Elder Parole consideration”December 31, 2020: Theresa Moses, Amsterdam News “Don’t let them die of COVID in prison”December 31, 2020: Errol Louis, New York Daily News “State …
Article Highlights Parole Injustices
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 Parole Board. While we, …
2019
“Thomas Kearney talking about Release Aging People in Prison”December 31, 2019: Hudson Mohawk Magazine, MediaSanctuary on Soundcloud “Interviews With Five Aging NY State Prisoners Hoping for Clemency: ‘Who I Am Now …
2018
“Officer’s alleged assault on 86-year-old inmate shines light on graying prison population”December 29, 2018: Boston Herald “Elderly inmates on the rise in Massachusetts, nationally”December 29, 2018: Jonathan Ng, Boston Herald “Prison advocates …
2017
“With Most Older Inmates Facing Homelessness Upon Release, Dromm Passes Legislation Aimed to Bring Them Help”December 26, 2017: Christian Murray, Jackson Heights Post “Aging inmates: Correctional Service of Canada has strategy …
2016
“‘Cruel and Unusual Punishment’: Texas judge orders count of heat-related prison deaths”December 30, 2016: RT360 “Sick inmates costing St. Joseph County more in 2016”December 29, 2016: Suzanne Spencer, WSBT22 (Indiana) “The Case for …
2015
“When Dying Alone in Prison is Too Harsh a Sentence”December 28, 2015: Rachael Bedard, The New York Times “Lawmakers Consider Options for Aging Prisoners, Including Nursing Home Care”December 27, 2015: Elizabeth …
2014
“Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP: Challenging the Punishment Paradigm”December 10, 2014: Mujahid Farid and Laura Whitehorn: The Roots of Mass Incarceration: Locking Up Black Dissidents and Punishing the Poor/Socialism and Democracy special …
2013
Calls Grow to Release Aging People from Prison Who Pose No Public Safety ThreatDec. 23, 2013, Part 2: Democracy Now!Text & video interview with Amy Goodman (Host, Democracy Now!); Soffiyah Elijah, …
2012
“The State of Aging: Prisoners and Compassionate Release Programs”August 23, 2012: Tina Maschi, The Huffington Post
2011
“NYSACDL Supports Call for Parole Reform”Winter, 2011: New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Atticus “Senior Power: ‘Graying prisons,’ early release, and ‘assisted living’January 3, 2011: Helen Ripper Wheeler, The Berkeley …
2010
“Few Texas Inmates Get Released on Medical Parole”June 3, 2010: Emily Ramshaw, The Texas Tribune
TUESDAY, March 30, 2021, 6:30 pm
Hear from residents of Queens who are affected by perpetual punishment and fighting for parole justice •EVENT POSTER• REGISTER HERE
FRIDAY, April 2, 2021, 7:00 pm • RAPP First Friday!
Celebrate our collective work with a virtual dance party and open mic for poets, singers, artists • Registration link to come
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021, 11:00 am
CUNY Divest from Corcraft Industries (prison slave labor)/Gov. Cuomo Grant Clemencies • CUNY for Abolition and Safety press conference
WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021, 6:00 pm
Westchester/Hudson Valley RAPP Open Membership Meeting • Join the movement to end mass incarceration in NYS • All welcome
THURSDAY, April 15, 2021, 7:00 pm
Long Island RAPP Virtual Open Membership Meeting • All welcome
Events: 2021
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021, 6:00 • Albany/Capital Area RAPP Open Membership Meeting • All welcome FRIDAY, March 26, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm • People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Virtual Town Hall Series, …
Events: 2020
Sunday, December 27, 2020, 7:00 pm • Jazz for Justice concert to raise funds to free incarcerated freedom fighters • WATCH recorded concert here Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 5:30 pm • Home for …
Events: 2019
FRIDAY, December 20, 2019, 6:30-8:30 pm • Baldwin, LI • Town Hall on long sentences and solitary confinement • Second Baptist Church, 2050 Grand Avenue, Baldwin 11510 • sponsored by RAPP …