By: Elise Kline: WENY News
Some advocates and lawmakers are pushing to pass parole justice legislation this session. Advocates say that legislation around this issue is essential to protect crime survivors, prevent violence, and end mass incarceration….
During the first week of legislative session, advocates call on lawmakers to pass a series of parole justice bills related to parole board eligibility, workers’ rights, and sentencing reforms. For some, this issue is personal. TeAna Taylor, who is an advocate with the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, or RAPP, says her father is incarcerated and has been in prison since she was ten years old…