May 27, 2021: Nick Reisman, City of Albany/NY State of Politics
Changes to New York’s parole laws under considerationRead More
Changes to New York’s parole laws under consideration
Families with incarcerated loved ones call on lawmakers to pass parole reform bills
May 25, 2021: News 12 Staff, news12: The Bronx
Families with incarcerated loved ones call on lawmakers to pass parole reform billsRead More
Prisoners and the Pandemic: Elderly, locked up, and at risk—the life and death of the incarcerated during Covid
May 2021: Tana Ganeva and Natalie Keyssar, Rolling Stone
Activists push for parole for elderly inmates
May 18, 2021: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle
Forgetting And Forgotten: Older Prisoners Seek Release But Fall Through The Cracks
May 11, 2021: Carrie Johnson, WXXI News
…Forgetting And Forgotten: Older Prisoners Seek Release But Fall Through The CracksRead More
Activists cry ‘bring them home’ at Hinchey’s office
May 6, 2021: Kate Lisa, HudsonValley360
Activists cry ‘bring them home’ at Hinchey’s officeRead More
Op-Ed | We must end death by incarceration
The death penalty has been banned in New York since 1984, but the new death penalty is long sentences without opportunity for parole. This is death-by-incarceration. Death-by-incarceration does not make our lives any safer, costs the state hundreds of millions of dollars a year, and it is an inhumane policy...
May 6, 2021: NY Senator Brad Hoylman, AMNY
…Thousands of New Yorkers are in Prison for Life. These D.A. Candidates Want to Change That
Manhattan D.A. candidates vow to reduce lengthy sentences—but sharp differences between their approaches remain
April 28, 2021: Sam Mellins, New York Focus
Thousands of New Yorkers are in Prison for Life. These D.A. Candidates Want to Change ThatRead More
Parole Reforms in State Needed
April 5, 2021: Jose Saldana, Albany Times-Union
Why Crime Victims Joined the Fight for Parole Justice in New York
March 22, 2021: Victoria Law, The Appeal
Survivors’ needs and opinions vary—and many have not found justice when they turn to the criminal legal system.
Why Crime Victims Joined the Fight for Parole Justice in New YorkRead More
2021: February
“State Legislature moves to restore voting rights to parolees”
February 26, 2021: Rebecca C. Lewis, City & State New York / Criminal Justice
“Show Mercy to Prisoners Who Changed”
February 26, 2021: Barry Nobel, Newsday / Opinion
“Viewpoint: Parole reforms deserve Legislature’s support”
February 25, 2021: Barbara Treen, Times Union
“Parole reform ‘prioritizes fairness over fear’ (your letters)”
February 25, 2021: Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, syracuse.com
“High time to reform N.Y.’s parole system”
February 25, 2021: TeAna Taylor, Daily Gazette
2021: January
“New York lawmakers to make prison visits amid push for ‘justice roadmap’ and COVID vaccinations”
January 29, 2021: Denis Slattery, New York Daily News
“600 call for parole justice: ‘Virtual rally’ urges lawmakers for Elderly Parole bill”
January 28, 2021: Stephanie Rivas, News 10/ABC and News 8/RochesterFirst
“New York Democratic Super Majority Could Lead To Parole Reform”
January 27, 2021: Charles Lane, WSHU
“La Legislatura exigida a aprobar reformas de libertad condicional por avance de COVID y la crisis fiscal”
January 27, 2021: David Ramirez, El Diario
“Advocates Across New York State Are Calling for Prison Reform”
January 27, 2021: WIVBF Buffalo
2020
“Sen. Brian Benjamin we want Elder Parole consideration”
December 31, 2020: Theresa Moses, Amsterdam News
“Don’t let them die of COVID in prison”
December 31, 2020: Errol Louis, New York Daily News
“State prison visitations temporarily halted as Covid-19 infections surge”
December 30, 2020: Harold McNeil, The Buffalo News
“Advocates Urge Governor Cuomo to Use His Clemency Powers for Older Prisoners”
December 30, 2020: Shanel Dawson, Spectrum News/NY1
“Sick And Frail As COVID-19 Looms: Medical Parole Still Rare in New York State”
December 30, 2020: Cindy Rodriguez, Gothamist
“‘Forsaken Land:’ City and State Officials Mum on Covid Vaccination Plans for Incarcerated New Yorkers and Correction Officers”
December 29, 2020: Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Gotham Gazette
2019
“Thomas Kearney talking about Release Aging People in Prison”
December 31, 2019: Hudson Mohawk Magazine, MediaSanctuary on Soundcloud
“Interviews With Five Aging NY State Prisoners Hoping for Clemency: ‘Who I Am Now Is Not Who I Was’”
December 24, 2019: Stephanie Chukwuma, Trone Dowd, Jeffery Harrell, Brenda Léon, Hannah Miller, Rosemary Misdary, Rachel Rippetoe, Maria Robins-Somerville, Sean Sanders, and Annie Todd, The Gothamist
“Ailing Inmate Pins Clemency Hopes on Cuomo”
December 23, 2019: Reuven Blau, The City
“Clemency advocates call on Cuomo to release long-serving inmates”
December 21, 2019: David Brand, Queens Daily Eagle
“They’ve been through New York’s parole system. That’s why they want to change it.”
December 20, 2019: Noah Goldberg, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
2018
“Officer’s alleged assault on 86-year-old inmate shines light on graying prison population”
December 29, 2018: Boston Herald
“Elderly inmates on the rise in Massachusetts, nationally”
December 29, 2018: Jonathan Ng, Boston Herald
“Prison advocates push Cuomo to commute sentences of domestic violence survivors and elderly prisoners”
December 24, 2018: Reuven Blau, New York Daily News
“Research analysis: Identifying elderly inmates’ healthcare needs”
December 19, 2018: C1 Staff, CorrectionsOne
“Bill Aims to Improve Compassionate Release of Prisoners”
December 19, 2018: Maui Now