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Archives for October 2021

Saturday, October 30, 2021 • Community Gathering and Film Screening of “The Interview” in Support of #ParoleJusticeNY

October 31, 2021 by susie day

1:30pm-4:00pm, 1725 Brentwood Rd. Brentwood, NY 11717 • Join RAPP and LISJAN for a film screening and fall gathering to learn more about the Parole Justice movement and be in …

Read moreSaturday, October 30, 2021 • Community Gathering and Film Screening of “The Interview” in Support of #ParoleJusticeNY

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 • Creating Antiracist Community: Solidarity, Decarceration, Abolition • Virtual Teach-In

October 28, 2021 by susie day

7:00-9:00pm • Hear Mark Shervington (RAPP), Kahlil Bey (CNY Alliance of Families for Justice), Rochelle Matthews (Ithaca Pantheras), Carl Williams (movement lawyer/organizer): inspiring speakers who know firsthand about the devastating …

Read moreTuesday, October 26, 2021 • Creating Antiracist Community: Solidarity, Decarceration, Abolition • Virtual Teach-In

More Than A Number

October 27, 2021 by susie day

Older New Yorkers are dying in state prisons at an alarming rate. Once and for all, they need to come home to their families. October 27, 2021: Wilfredo Laracuente, Inquest

Read moreMore Than A Number

ADVOCATES APPLAUD PAROLE BOARD’S DECISION TO RELEASE 77 YEAR-OLD DAVID GILBERT

October 27, 2021 by susie day

October 26, 2021: Press Release

Read moreADVOCATES APPLAUD PAROLE BOARD’S DECISION TO RELEASE 77 YEAR-OLD DAVID GILBERT

Morir en una prisión neoyorquina, la nueva pena de muerte

October 26, 2021 by susie day

October 25, 2021: Agencia EFE

Read moreMorir en una prisión neoyorquina, la nueva pena de muerte

Disabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons

October 26, 2021 by susie day

October 25, 2021: Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, The Nation

Read moreDisabled and Abandoned in New York State Prisons

Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

October 24, 2021 by susie day

October 23, 2021: Ben Austen and Khalil Gibran Muhammad, The New York Times

Read moreLet the Punishment Fit the Crime

October 22-24, 2021, NYC • International Tribunal

October 24, 2021 by susie day

In the Spirit of Mandela, on violations of the human rights of political prisoners by the U.S.

Read moreOctober 22-24, 2021, NYC • International Tribunal

ADVOCATES APPLAUD LETTER TO GOV. HOCHUL FROM NAACP’S DR. HAZEL DUKES URGING SUPPORT FOR PAROLE JUSTICE MEASURES

October 18, 2021 by susie day

October 18, 2021: Press Release

Read moreADVOCATES APPLAUD LETTER TO GOV. HOCHUL FROM NAACP’S DR. HAZEL DUKES URGING SUPPORT FOR PAROLE JUSTICE MEASURES

NAACP’s Hazel Dukes calls on Gov. Hochul to back New York parole reforms

October 18, 2021 by susie day

October 18, 2021: Denis Slattery, New York Daily News

Read moreNAACP’s Hazel Dukes calls on Gov. Hochul to back New York parole reforms

New report on prison deaths comes as New York lawmakers push for reforms

October 17, 2021 by susie day

October 15, 2021: Ashley Hupfl, WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Read moreNew report on prison deaths comes as New York lawmakers push for reforms

THURSDAY, October 14, 2021 • Long Island Virtual Open RAPP Membership Meeting • All are welcome!

October 15, 2021 by susie day

7:00 pm

Read moreTHURSDAY, October 14, 2021 • Long Island Virtual Open RAPP Membership Meeting • All are welcome!

About 1,300 died in NY state prisons in the last decade, research shows

October 14, 2021 by susie day

October 13, 2021: Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, lohud.

Read moreAbout 1,300 died in NY state prisons in the last decade, research shows

Report outlines death rates for older adults incarcerated in New York

October 13, 2021 by susie day

October 12, 2021: Rachel Vick, Queens Daily Eagle

Read moreReport outlines death rates for older adults incarcerated in New York

More older New Yorkers dying in prison — even as overall deaths drop

October 13, 2021 by susie day

October 12, 2021: Noah Goldberg, New York Daily News

Read moreMore older New Yorkers dying in prison — even as overall deaths drop

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, CONGRESSMEMBER NADLER, FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES IN PRISON, AND LAWMAKERS RELEASE NEW REPORT REVEALING SURGING DEATHS IN NY PRISONS

October 13, 2021 by susie day

October 12, 2021: Press Release

Read moreCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, CONGRESSMEMBER NADLER, FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES IN PRISON, AND LAWMAKERS RELEASE NEW REPORT REVEALING SURGING DEATHS IN NY PRISONS

Report says New York State prison system has created ‘a new death penalty’

October 13, 2021 by susie day

October 11, 2021: Gloria Pazmino, Spectrum NY1 Exclusive

Read moreReport says New York State prison system has created ‘a new death penalty’

New York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Execution Era

October 13, 2021 by susie day

Center for Justice at Columbia University This report compiles and analyzes data on in-custody deaths in New York State between 1976 and 2020 and offers policy recommendations for curtailing the …

Read moreNew York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Execution Era

Thursday, October 14, 2021 • New York City Virtual Open RAPP Membership Meeting • All are welcome!

October 8, 2021 by susie day

7:00 pm: Join our work! We’ll discuss updates and plan our work together for parole justice, clemency and more

Read moreThursday, October 14, 2021 • New York City Virtual Open RAPP Membership Meeting • All are welcome!

THURSDAY, October 7, 2021, 7:30 pm • Online Screening and Fundraiser for RAPP and Parole Preparation Project

October 8, 2021 by susie day

View The Interview, a short film about appearing before the NYS Board of Parole; talk with participants in the film; support our work • Admission free; all proceeds benefit our …

Read moreTHURSDAY, October 7, 2021, 7:30 pm • Online Screening and Fundraiser for RAPP and Parole Preparation Project

AS GOV. HOCHUL’S 45-DAY PERIOD OF REVIEW AND REVAMP OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMES TO A CLOSE, ADVOCATES URGE ACTION TO ADDRESS CRISIS OF MASS INCARCERATION

October 7, 2021 by susie day

October 7, 2021: Media Advisory

Read moreAS GOV. HOCHUL’S 45-DAY PERIOD OF REVIEW AND REVAMP OF EXECUTIVE OFFICE COMES TO A CLOSE, ADVOCATES URGE ACTION TO ADDRESS CRISIS OF MASS INCARCERATION

TUESDAY, October 5: 7:30 pm EDT (6:30 CDT) • “Parole, Pardons, and Commutations Virtual Panel”

October 3, 2021 by susie day

Presented by Nebraskans for Prison Reform and Stand In For Nebraska • RAPP’s Donna Robinson will speak

Read moreTUESDAY, October 5: 7:30 pm EDT (6:30 CDT) • “Parole, Pardons, and Commutations Virtual Panel”

Elderly prisoners pose little risk, so why won’t the state let some of them free?

October 3, 2021 by susie day

October 2, 2021: The Editorial Board, Boston Globe

Read moreElderly prisoners pose little risk, so why won’t the state let some of them free?

THURSDAY, September 30, 2021 • “Caging Old People: New Jersey’s Elder Incarceration Problem”

October 1, 2021 by susie day

7:00-8:30 pm • A virtual conversation on releasing elders in New Jersey, featuring two released elders and focusing on cases such as that of 84-year-old Sundiata Acoli

Read moreTHURSDAY, September 30, 2021 • “Caging Old People: New Jersey’s Elder Incarceration Problem”

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