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Statewide rallies held in New York call for better conditions in state prisons

November 22, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 21, 2022: News 12 Staff, News 12 Long Island

Read moreStatewide rallies held in New York call for better conditions in state prisons

Gov Hochul fails to fulfill clemency reform promise, advocates say

November 21, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 17, 2022: Since assuming office last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul has not delivered on a promise to grant clemency at a higher rate than her predecessors, say advocates of criminal justice reform…

Read moreGov Hochul fails to fulfill clemency reform promise, advocates say

While some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more

November 16, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 16, 2022: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

Read moreWhile some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more

Women Bear the Brunt of New York’s Prison Care Package Ban

November 11, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 15, 2022: Molly Hagan, The Appeal

Read moreWomen Bear the Brunt of New York’s Prison Care Package Ban

Zeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul

November 11, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 11, 2022, Reuven Blau,The City

Read moreZeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul

Out of Prison, Meat in the Game: Anthony Dixon vs the Matrix

November 6, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 6, 2022, susie day, CounterPunch+

Read moreOut of Prison, Meat in the Game: Anthony Dixon vs the Matrix

Proposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire; NYC seeks changes to stem drugs flowing to jails

November 5, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 5, 2022, Graham Rayman, New York Daily News

Read moreProposed rules on packages, mail to Rikers detainees draw fire; NYC seeks changes to stem drugs flowing to jails

Costs of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families

October 18, 2022 by susie day

October 17, 2022: Casey Quinlan, AlbanyHerald.com

Read moreCosts of incarceration rise as inflation squeezes inmates, families

A New York City rapper turned himself in for murder 13 years ago, now his prosecutor wants him freed

October 11, 2022 by susie day

October 11, 2022, Samantha Max, Gothamist

Read moreA New York City rapper turned himself in for murder 13 years ago, now his prosecutor wants him freed

‘A survival lifeline’: Families decry ban on care packages in NY prisons

September 28, 2022 by susie day

September 27, 2022: Michelle Bocanegra, Gothamist

Read more‘A survival lifeline’: Families decry ban on care packages in NY prisons

Groups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

September 16, 2022 by susie day

September 16, 2022: David M. Greenwald, The Davis Vanguard

Read moreGroups Call for Abolition of DBI in US; File Human Rights Complaint with UN

Human Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of “Death by Incarceration”

September 15, 2022 by susie day

September 15, 2022: Marjorie Cohn, Truthout

Read moreHuman Rights Groups Urge UN to Call for Abolition of “Death by Incarceration”

Prisoner Advocates Turn to the UN to End Extreme Prison Sentences

September 15, 2022 by susie day

In a sharply worded complaint to UN special rapporteurs submitted on Thursday, advocacy groups call for an end to “death by incarceration” sentencing in the US September 15, 2022: Victoria …

Read morePrisoner Advocates Turn to the UN to End Extreme Prison Sentences

As summers get hotter, incarcerated people swelter inside NY prisons

August 31, 2022 by susie day

August 31, 2022, Eduardo Cuevas, lohud.

Read moreAs summers get hotter, incarcerated people swelter inside NY prisons

New York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

August 20, 2022 by susie day

Advocates in New York hope the case of Valerie Gaiter, who died in prison after 40 years behind bars, will help bring reform August 20, 2022: Gloria Oladipo,The Guardian

Read moreNew York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

Heart Failure: Medical Runaround Keeps Man Locked in State Prison Two Years After Being Paroled

August 8, 2022 by susie day

August 7, 2022: Reuven Blau, The City

Read moreHeart Failure: Medical Runaround Keeps Man Locked in State Prison Two Years After Being Paroled

The Resounding Right of Mutulu Shakur to Die in Freedom

July 31, 2022 by susie day

July 31, 2022: susie day, CounterPunch+

Read moreThe Resounding Right of Mutulu Shakur to Die in Freedom

Governor Hochul’s ‘Rolling’ Clemency Process Has Set Just One Person Free

July 25, 2022 by susie day

July 25, 2022: Victoria Law, Hell Gate

Read moreGovernor Hochul’s ‘Rolling’ Clemency Process Has Set Just One Person Free

Former convicts deserve better

July 24, 2022 by susie day

July 24, 2022: Eddie Gibbs, NY Daily NewsGibbs is the first and only formerly incarcerated member of the Legislature, representing East Harlem in the NY State Assembly

Read moreFormer convicts deserve better

Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board

July 12, 2022 by susie day

July 11, 2022: Kate Lisa, NYS Spectrum News 1

Read moreAdvocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board

The Graying of America’s Prison Population

June 24, 2022 by susie day

June 23, 2022: Audrey Nielson, The Crime Report

Read moreThe Graying of America’s Prison Population

New York parole reformers, after seeing their policy push stall, now look past the November elections

June 23, 2022 by susie day

June 23, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

Read moreNew York parole reformers, after seeing their policy push stall, now look past the November elections

Will a Judge Force Cancer-Stricken Black Elder Mutulu Shakur to Die Behind Bars?

June 22, 2022 by susie day

June 22, 2022: Natasha Lennard, The Intercept

Read moreWill a Judge Force Cancer-Stricken Black Elder Mutulu Shakur to Die Behind Bars?

I Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’

June 17, 2022 by susie day

Between the grueling schedule, copious paperwork, abrupt hearings and risk-averse colleagues, prison reformer Carol Shapiro realized the New York parole system was dysfunctional by design June 17, 2021: Carol Shapiro …

Read moreI Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’
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