This May meeting is our last one before session is over!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 2022, 7:00 pm • NYC MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING ON ZOOM!Read More
Advocates for parole reform make a pitch to lawmakers in Albany
May 11, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist
Arun Venugopal / Gothamist
Advocates for parole reform make a pitch to lawmakers in AlbanyRead More
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 • Advocacy Day for Elder Justice!
Together with Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, JASA, United Neighborhood Houses, the Osborne Association, and other leading older adult services providers, the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice is organizing a Parole Justice is Elder Justice Advocacy Day in Albany on May 10th. Together, these bills will help to end the abuse and neglect of older adults languishing in prisons that are dangerously ill-equipped to meet their unique needs. Sign up, below…
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2022 • Advocacy Day for Elder Justice!Read More
New York’s longest serving inmate who murdered 14-year-old granted parole
May 10, 2022: Panagiotis Argitis, Dan Gross, RochesterFirst.com/WROC
New York’s longest serving inmate who murdered 14-year-old granted paroleRead More
Friday, May 20th, 2022, 10:00 am, Yonkers; 1:00 pm, the Bronx • Funeral for Deaths to Come • Rally to mourn & demand action!
A New Yorker dies in prison every three days. Join the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice to rally and demand action outside legislative leaders’ offices:
• 10 AM: Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ Office, 28 Wells Ave., Yonkers, NY
• 1 PM: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s Office, 1446 East Gun Hill Rd., the Bronx, NY
WEAR BLACK
ASSEMBLY AGING COMMITTEE CHAIR RON KIM & OTHER LAWMAKERS TO JOIN LEADING OLDER ADULT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CALL FOR PAROLE REFORM
AS PART OF A ‘PAROLE JUSTICE IS ELDER JUSTICE’ ADVOCACY DAY DURING OLDER AMERICANS’ MONTH, SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS
May 10, 2022: Press Release
The Past Doesn’t Change But People Absolutely Do
May 9, 2022: Melissa Tanis, Amplified Voices: Criminal Legal Reform Advocates with Lived Experience (Spotify podcast)
Parole justice will be in focus at Bedford Playhouse
May 6, 2022: Jeff Morris, The Record-Review
Parole justice will be in focus at Bedford PlayhouseRead More
MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022, 7:00 pm • Documentary Screen of “The Interview” + Panel Discussion about Parole Justice
Location: Bedford Playhouse Theater, 633 Old Post Rd, Bedford, NY 10506
Panel:
Jose Saldaña, RAPP Executive Director
Mark Shervington, RAPP Statewide Advocacy Associate
Dorothy Muller, Founder, Woman 2 Woman & Former Chaplain, Bedford Hills CF
Michelle Lewin, Parole Preparation Project, Executive Director
Roslyn Smith, RAPP Community Leader
Moderator:
Brandon Holmes, NYCLU, Hudson Valley Regional Director
The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis
May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)
The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health CrisisRead More
Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss
Celebrating the life and mourning the loss of our co-founder and co-director Kathy Boudin
May 2, 2022: Columbia University Center for Justice
Another Voice: New York criminal law must value the possibilities of redemption
April 29, 2022: Amber Vlangas, The Buffalo News
Another Voice: New York criminal law must value the possibilities of redemptionRead More
Elder Parole proposal draws applause and jeers
April 29. 2022: Adam Chodak, RochesterFirst.com / WROC
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022, 6:00 pm EST • TUNE IN to a Teach-In on the Fair & Independent Experts in Clemency Act • Throw down with us in this fight!
Join MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES to learn about federal clemency as a powerful tool to repair current and past harms to Black people and to weaken the systems that subject our people to surveillance and punitive policies under the guise of safety. Clemency is a critical tool that should be better leveraged to free our political prisoners, aging populations, and other vulnerable individuals in prison who need to be brought home…
Lawmakers and advocates push for parole reform as legislative session comes to a close
April 29, 2022: Spectrum News Staff, Spectrum News 1
Lawmakers and advocates push for parole reform as legislative session comes to a closeRead More