January 24, 2023: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle
‘The people left behind’: Advocates renew push to pass parole reformRead More
‘The people left behind’: Advocates renew push to pass parole reform
Rapper Common releases statement: “I’m inspired by the day of action for parole justice in New York. Let’s call on lawmakers to pass Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole now!”
New York News Parole advocates pack NYS Capitol pressing lawmakers to pass reform
January 18, 2023: Mikhaela Singleton, ABC News10
New York News Parole advocates pack NYS Capitol pressing lawmakers to pass reformRead More
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023, ALL DAY • Parole Justice Day of Action • NY State Capital, Albany!
On this advocacy day, we’ll celebrate and honor the incredible achievements of formerly incarcerated people who have returned home to give back to their communities, and call for passage of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills to ensure all people in prison have meaningful pathways to release. We’ll be boarding buses from across the state and gathering in Albany for marches, rallies, legislative meetings, and a press conference. Our goal is to pack the Capitol with more than 1,000 people.Join us! We’re part of the solution! Rally in Albany for #ParoleJusticeNY!
AT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF PAROLE REFORM, NY LAWMAKERS ISSUE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS TO DOZENS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS DOING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SAFETY WORK
FORMERLY INCARCERATED SPEAKERS DECLARE: “WE’RE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO VIOLENCE” AND CALL FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE TO BRING HOME MORE LEADERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETY
January 18, 2023: Press Release
Arrecia llamado a Albany para que aprueben reformas de libertad condicional para presos mayores y más reclusos elegibles
January 18, 2023: Edwin Martínez, El Diario
Op-Ed | We want safety and healing, not harsh punishment
January 18, 2023: Shneaqua Purvis, AMNY
Op-Ed | We want safety and healing, not harsh punishmentRead More
Advocates, lawmakers to honor formerly incarcerated in push for parole reforms
January 17, 2023, Dennis Slattery, NY Daily News
Advocates, lawmakers to honor formerly incarcerated in push for parole reformsRead More
As Hochul Makes New Promises in State of the State, Last Year’s Parole Pledge Is Still Waiting
January 10, 2023, Chris Gelardi and Sam Mellins, New York Focus
RAPP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
January 4, 2023: Campaign Statement
RAPP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONRead More
RAPP RESPONDS TO GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S INAUGURATION ADDRESS
FOLLOWING HOCHUL’S HISTORIC VICTORY, AMID CONTINUED STRENGTH OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY MAJORITIES, CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR CALLS FOR PROMPT ACTION ON CLEMENCY AND PAROLE REFORM
January 1, 2023: Press Release
RAPP RESPONDS TO GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S INAUGURATION ADDRESSRead More
Let 2023 Be the Year of Dismantling Incarceration
January 1, 2023: Maya Schenwar, Truthout
ADVOCATES EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT W/FAILURE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MASS INCARCERATION, TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO ANYONE IN PRISON
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul grants clemency to 13 people, 1 year after promising to do so more often
December 21, 2022: Samantha Max, Gothamist
ADVOCATES CELEBRATE INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS GRANTED CLEMENCY BY GOV. HOCHUL & LOOK FORWARD TO HER GRANTING MORE CLEMENCIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS
Today, Governor Kathy Hochul granted 13 clemencies, including four to incarcerated people in the New York State prison system, two of whom are incarcerated members of the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
December 21, 2022: Press Release