April 13, 2020: New York, New York
In Wake of Another In-Prison Death, Advocates and Community Leaders Unearth Prison Horrors in Second Briefing on COVID-19 Crisis in New York State Prisons
Groups Continue Calls for Gov. Cuomo to Grant Emergency Clemencies and For Parole Board and State Prison System to Adopt Community Demand
The Release Aging People in Prison Campaign and Parole Preparation
Project issued the following statement in conjunction with their second briefing on COVID-19 in New York State prisons as the Coronavirus harms record numbers of incarcerated New Yorkers:
“Despite calls from public health experts, faith leaders, legal and law enforcement organizations, and elected officials at all levels of government, Governor Cuomo has yet to take any action to release New Yorkers from prison in the wake of COVID-19. Every day, the number of people in prison who test positive for the virus climbs higher. More people are dying and thousands of incarcerated older people and others with compromised immune systems are at serious risk of death by this virus if the Governor doesn’t take swift and immediate action. We call on the Governor to grant clemency now, before it’s too late.”
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