The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign helps lead the #HochulBringThemHome Campaign, which calls on Governor Hochul to grant clemencies year-round, inclusively, and transparently. More info at: newyorkersforclemency.com
NEW YORK — Today, Governor Kathy Hochul granted 19 pardons to people living in the community, all of whom had transformed their lives and deserved this relief. However, she failed to act on a single clemency application from an incarcerated woman ahead of Mother’s Day, or any incarcerated people of any gender, despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis in her prison system. In response, Jose Saldana, Director of the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign (RAPP), crime survivor, and a survivor of 38 years in prison, released the following statement:
Of all the incarcerated women who have languished in prison for years and decades, many of whom with extraordinary records of transformation and accomplishment, Governor Hochul failed to offer even one of them a second chance ahead of Mother’s Day….