In Final Week of Ny Legislative Session, Crime Survivors & Victims’ Rights Advocates Join NYS Lawmakers to Urge Passage of Parole Justice Measures
June 7, 2021: Albany, NY Participants Highlight The Importance Of Passing The Fair & Timely Parole and Elder Parole Bills to Victims & Survivors
600 New Yorkers & Lawmakers From Across State Join March for Parole Justice as Legislative Session Nears Close
June 5, 2021: New York, NY Busloads of People From Western New York, Long Island, Capitol Region, Westchester, and NYC March from Gov. Cuomo’s Nyc Office to Legislative Leaders’ Downtown …
Long Island & Westchester Lawmakers & Advocates Hold Virtual Press Conference Calling For Passage of Parole Justice Measures as Legislative Session Nears Close
June 4, 2021, 11:00 a.m. Speakers Highlight the Crisis of Aging and Dying of Suburban New Yorkers in Prisons and Demand Passage of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely …
NAACP New York State Conference Announces Support for the Passage of Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills
June 1, 2021: Statewide Conference Calls on Legislature to Pass #ParoleJusticeNY bills Statewide Conference Joins Statewide Grassroots Movement Calling on New York Lawmakers to Pass Parole Reform Legislation this Session …
Advocates Applaud Heastie for Prioritizing Parole Reform in End-of-Session Push, Urge Legislature to Bring Hope and Healing to Families Torn Apart by Mass Incarceration
May 26, 2021: • Press Statement Grassroots Campaign Backed by 300+ Organizations Urges Passage of Fair & Timely Parole and Elder Parole Bills to Create Fair Opportunities for Release for …
In Honor of Older Americans Month, Coalition of Top Aging Experts Hold Virtual Press Conference Backing Parole Reform as Key Senior Issue
May 13, 2021, 10:00 a.m. Fmr. NYC Aging Commissioner, NY Assembly Aging Committee Chair Ron Kim & Other Experts Gather as Part of ‘Parole Justice Is Elder Justice’ Advocacy Day …
Parole Justice is Elder Justice — Demanding Dignity, Health, and Freedom for Incarcerated Older New Yorkers
May 13, 2021: co-sponsored by JASA, Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging and Longevity, NYS Public Health Association, the Osborne Association, and People’s Campaign for Parole Justice (list in formation) • …
Coalition of Advocates to Hold Mother’s Day Rally & Press Conference for Women Behind Bars and Their Families
May 8, 2021 — 11:00 a.m., New York, NY The Group Will Call for the Passage of Bills to Establish Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole, Codify In-Person Visits, …
Crime Victims, Survivor Advocates, Formerly Incarcerated Advocates and Legislators From Across NY State Hold Virtual Press Conference for Parole Reform During National Crime Victims Rights Week
April 22, 2021 — 10:00am: New York, New York Participants Highlighted Intersections of Parole Justice and Survivor Justice
Faith Leaders, Formerly Incarcerated Advocates, and Legislators From Across NY State Mark National “Second Chance” Month With Call For Parole Reform
April 13, 2021- 10:00am: New York, New York Participants Highlight the Moral Need to Ensure Prison Release Determinations are Rooted in Redemption and Personal Transformation
April 12, 2021: After Passage of NY State Budget, Coalition of Political Leaders, Advocates, and Lawmakers Hold Press Conference: Parole Reform is Next on Albany Agenda
April 12, 2021: New York, New York Participants Highlighted the Urgency of Passing Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole Bills and Lay Out the Human and Financial Toll of …
April 7, 2021: RAPP Celebrates Victory for Undocumented People, Condemns Exclusion of the Formerly Incarcerated
April 7, 2021: New York, New York STATEMENT FROM THE RELEASE AGING PEOPLE IN PRISON CAMPAIGN IN RESPONSE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE FUND EXCLUDED WORKERS PROGRAM
April 1, 2021: Governor Cuomo Signs the HALT Solitary Confinement Act into Law/Statement from RAPP Director Jose Saldana
April 1, 2021: New York, New York In response to Governor Andrew Cuomo signing the HALT Solitary Confinement Act into law, Jose Saldana, Director of the Release Aging People in …
March 29, 2021: Release Aging People in Prison Campaign Responds to NY Supreme Court Decision Making All Incarcerated People in NY State Prisons Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine
March 29, 2021: New York, New York Today, the N.Y. State Supreme Court ruled that all incarcerated people in New York State be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. In response, …
March 24, 2021: After Visiting NY Women’s Prisons, State Lawmakers To Join Advocates For Women’s History Month Press Conference In Support Of Justice Reforms
March 24, 2021: New York State THE GROUP WILL CALL ON LEGISLATURE TO PASS PAROLE REFORMS, DEMAND GOV. CUOMO SIGN THE HALT SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ACT, AND CALL FOR OTHER JUSTICE …
March 23, 2021: Advocates Respond to Incarcerated Person Dying of COVID-19 at Clinton Prison
March 23, 2021: Dannemora, NY THE NUMBER OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN NY STATE PRISONS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 SURPASSES 6,000
March 16, 2021: Formerly Incarcerated Women and Leading Gender Justice Advocates To Join NY State Lawmakers In Women’s History Month Virtual Press Conference In Support Of Parole Reform
March 16, 2021 • (Tuesday) 11am): New York State • Zoom streaming PARTICIPANTS WILL CALL FOR PASSAGE OF ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS AS PART OF ‘PAROLE …
March 10, 2021: Amid Budget Deficits, Columbia University Center for Justice Releases New Report, “Unlocking Billions” on Massive Savings From Pending Slate of Justice Reforms
March 10, 2021: New York, New York ACADEMICS, ADVOCATES & LEGISLATORS HIGHLIGHT FISCAL BENEFITS OF PASSING PAROLE REFORM, HALT SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ACT, MARIJUANA TAXATION AND REGULATION ACT, RESTORING COLLEGE IN …
March 9, 2021: People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Responds to Fair & Timely Parole Act Passing NY Assembly Correction Committee
March 9, 2021: New York State Today, the New York State Assembly Committee on Correction passed the Fair & Timely Parole Act (A.4231). In response, the People’s Campaign for Parole …
March 9, 2021: Formerly Incarcerated Women Joined NYS Legislators at Women’s History Month Rally Outside Bedford Hills Prison to Support All Women Behind Bars, Particularly Women of Color and Trans Women
March 9, 2021: Bedford Hills, New York PARTICIPANTS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS AS PART OF ‘PAROLE JUSTICE IS GENDER JUSTICE’ PUSH, AS …
March 6, 2021: Advocates Slam Gov. Cuomo After Another Incarcerated Person Dies of COVID-19 in NYS Prison
March 6, 2021: New York State ADVOCATES CALL ON LAWMAKERS TO PASS REFORMS AS THEY WORK TO RESTORE CO-EQUAL BRANCH POWER IN ALBANYTHE NUMBER OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN NY STATE …
February 22, 2021: People’s Campaign for Parole Justice Responds to Fair & Timely Parole Act Passing NY Senate Crime Committee
February 22, 2021: New York, New York Today, the New York State Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction passed the Fair & Timely Parole Act (S.1415) for the …