Report says New York State prison system has created ‘a new death penalty’
October 11, 2021: Gloria Pazmino, Spectrum NY1 Exclusive
New York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Execution Era
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 …
Thursday, October 14, 2021 • New York City Virtual Open RAPP Membership Meeting • All are welcome!
7:00 pm: Join our work! We’ll discuss updates and plan our work together for parole justice, clemency and more
THURSDAY, October 7, 2021, 7:30 pm • Online Screening and Fundraiser for RAPP and Parole Preparation Project
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 …
TUESDAY, October 5: 7:30 pm EDT (6:30 CDT) • “Parole, Pardons, and Commutations Virtual Panel”
Presented by Nebraskans for Prison Reform and Stand In For Nebraska • RAPP’s Donna Robinson will speak
Elderly prisoners pose little risk, so why won’t the state let some of them free?
October 2, 2021: The Editorial Board, Boston Globe
THURSDAY, September 30, 2021 • “Caging Old People: New Jersey’s Elder Incarceration Problem”
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
Ending New York’s Love Affair with Life Sentences
September 20, 2021: Anthony Dixon, Gotham Gazette
Attica prison riot hardened attitudes on incarceration but also planted seeds for reform
September 13, 2021: Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, lohud.
MONDAY, September 13, 2021 • Attica Is All of Us
Commemoration of the Attica Uprising and Massacre 6:00pm-8:00pm each night • Canaan Baptist Church, Harlem
SATURDAY, September 11, 2021: RAPP BBQ, Riverside Park
1:00 pm • 151st St. at Riverside Drive, Manhattan • Join us to celebrate our collective work advancing parole justice in NYS • potluck-style gathering – please bring friends
50 years later, the struggle of Attica continues. New York must do better
September 9, 2021: Jose Saldaña, lohud.
A half-century after Attica, prisoners’ demands have not been met
September 8, 2021: Marvin Mayfield, New York Daily News
THURSDAY, August 19, 2021, 11 am: RALLY at Gov. Cuomo’s NYC office
Join family members with loved ones in NYS prisons, lawmakers, and advocates at 633 Third Ave., NYC (40th/41st Sts.) to demand that Gov. Cuomo grant more clemencies in his final …
THURSDAY, August 12, 2021, 5:30 pm • Remembering Val Gaiter vigil and rally for parole justice
Rallies at Governor Cuomo’s NYC office, the Governor’s Mansion in Albany, and Bedford Hills prison 5:30 pm, details and RSVP here
WEDNESDAY, August 4, 2021, 6:00pm • Vigil and Rally Honoring John MacKenzie
WEDNESDAY, August 4, 2021, 6:00 pm • John MacKenzie, who died in NY State prison five years ago after his 10th parole denial and more than 40 years in prison. …
Parole advocates urge legislature to pass reform bills
September 1, 2021: Rachel Vick, Queens Daily Eagle
Advocates rally in Albany for parole reform bills
September 1, 2021: Kate Lisa, NNY360