RAPP Campaign

Release Aging People in Prison Campaign

Archives for August 2022

OBSERVING 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF IN-PRISON DEATH OF VAL GAITER, LONGEST-SERVING WOMAN IN NY PRISONS, LAWMAKERS, ADVOCATES, & LOVED ONES GATHER FOR VIGIL AND DEMAND JUSTICE

VAL DIED OF UNTREATED CANCER WHILE INCARCERATED AT BEDFORD HILLS, AFTER DOCCS MISDIAGNOSED HER WITH ACID REFLUX  August 11, 2022: Press Release

Read moreOBSERVING 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF IN-PRISON DEATH OF VAL GAITER, LONGEST-SERVING WOMAN IN NY PRISONS, LAWMAKERS, ADVOCATES, & LOVED ONES GATHER FOR VIGIL AND DEMAND JUSTICE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm • Online panel, “The State of Older Adult Incarceration in New York: Bring them Home! Policy & Legislation”

Speakers: José Saldaña, Director, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) Carol Shapiro, former NY State Parole Board Commissioner Anthony Dixon, Director of Community Engagement, Parole Preparation Project TeAna Taylor, Co-Director …

Read moreTUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 pm • Online panel, “The State of Older Adult Incarceration in New York: Bring them Home! Policy & Legislation”

MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023, 6:00 pm • Virtual Panel Discussion • \”Shifting the Narrative on Violence: Steps We Can Take to Support Survivors + End Mass Incarceration\”

Survivors of violence know that the current criminal legal system does not help them heal; many survivors are criminalized, themselves. Join directly impacted New Yorkers for a virtual discussion on …

Read moreMONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2023, 6:00 pm • Virtual Panel Discussion • \”Shifting the Narrative on Violence: Steps We Can Take to Support Survivors + End Mass Incarceration\”