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Elder Parole is an Aging Issue

February 1, 2023 by susie day

By: Hunter Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging While the number of people in New York State prisons has been declining, the number and proportion of older people in prison has …

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DEATH BY INCARCERATION IS TORTURE • Advocacy and Legal Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Life Sentences in U.S.

September 15, 2022 by susie day

Dozens of organizations across the United States submitted a complaint to United Nations independent experts challenging the United States’ policy and practice of condemning people to death by incarceration (DBI), …

Read moreDEATH BY INCARCERATION IS TORTURE • Advocacy and Legal Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Life Sentences in U.S.

Nothing But Time: Elderly Americans Serving Life Without Parole

June 23, 2022 by susie day

By: Ashley Nellis, Ph.D., The Sentencing Project

Read moreNothing But Time: Elderly Americans Serving Life Without Parole

Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss

May 2, 2022 by susie day

Celebrating the life and mourning the loss of our co-founder and co-director Kathy Boudin By: Columbia University Center for Justice

Read moreKathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss

Executive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism

March 25, 2022 by susie day

April, 2022: Prison Policy Initiative: “Our survey of eight states found an average of one commutation for every 10,000 imprisoned people each year…”

Read moreExecutive inaction: States and the federal government fail to use commutations as a release mechanism

NEW YORK STATE LEADERS: NO ROLLBACKS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS!

March 24, 2022 by susie day

Letter from civil rights, criminal justice reform, democracy, and philanthropic leaders and organizations to Governor Hochul, Lieutenant Governor Benjamin, and legislative leaders

Read moreNEW YORK STATE LEADERS: NO ROLLBACKS TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS!

Letter to New York Legislators: Pass The Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills to Protect Public Health

February 24, 2022 by susie day

By: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project “On February 24, 2022, we sent a letter to the leadership of the New York State legislature in support of two bills, …

Read moreLetter to New York Legislators: Pass The Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole Bills to Protect Public Health

Resolution: Manhattan Community Board Six Supports NY State Senate Bill S15A for Elder Parole

February 23, 2022 by susie day

The Elder Parole Bill affords a parole hearing to any incarcerated person after age 55 who has served 15 years in prison February 16, 2022: Manhattan Community Board Six

Read moreResolution: Manhattan Community Board Six Supports NY State Senate Bill S15A for Elder Parole

RAPP Testimony for FY 2022-23 Joint Legislative Hearing on the Executive Public Protection Budget Proposal

January 25, 2022 by susie day

By: Theresa Grady, Jeannie Colon, Lisette Nieves and Nawanna Tucker, RAPP Community Leaders “The crisis of mass incarceration is at a boiling point, with people dying in New York’s prisons …

Read moreRAPP Testimony for FY 2022-23 Joint Legislative Hearing on the Executive Public Protection Budget Proposal

Elderly, Detained, and Justice-Involved: The Most Incarcerated Generation

January 14, 2022 by susie day

Winter, 2022, Rachael Bedard, Joshua Vaughn, and Angela Silletti Murolo, The City University of New York Law Review (Vol. 25, No. 1)

Read moreElderly, Detained, and Justice-Involved: The Most Incarcerated Generation

New York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising

January 13, 2022 by susie day

“In the months ahead, policy makers should carefully examine opportunities to reduce the population of incarcerated individuals age 50 and above.“ NY State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli This report provides …

Read moreNew York State’s Aging Prison Population: Share of Older Adults Keeps Rising

Toward a Fairer Parole Process

December 15, 2021 by susie day

Vera Institute of Justice “New York State’s parole-review process must focus on who people are at the time of the interview and whether they pose a current and clear public …

Read moreToward a Fairer Parole Process

New York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Execution Era

October 13, 2021 by susie day

Center for Justice at Columbia University This report compiles and analyzes data on in-custody deaths in New York State between 1976 and 2020 and offers policy recommendations for curtailing the …

Read moreNew York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Execution Era

The Problem With Parole: New York State’s Failing System of Release

August 1, 2021 by susie day

June 2021: NYU Center on  Race, Inequality and the Law and Parole Preparation Project

Read moreThe Problem With Parole: New York State’s Failing System of Release

A Second Look at Injustice

August 1, 2021 by susie day

May 12, 2021: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, PhD, The Sentencing Project

Read moreA Second Look at Injustice

Faith Leaders on Long Island to NYS Senators: Pass Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole

August 1, 2021 by susie day

May 6, 2021: 43 Long Island Faith Community Leaders and Institutions

Read moreFaith Leaders on Long Island to NYS Senators: Pass Elder Parole and Fair and Timely Parole

No Time To Wait: Decarceration, COVID, and Public Health

April 18, 2021 by susie day

April 2, 2021: RAPP Public Health Advisory Group

Read moreNo Time To Wait: Decarceration, COVID, and Public Health

Unlocking Billions: A Fiscal Analysis of Pending Justice Reforms in New York State

April 18, 2021 by susie day

March 10, 2021: The Center for Justice at Columbia University

Read moreUnlocking Billions: A Fiscal Analysis of Pending Justice Reforms in New York State

NY Doctors: Open Letter to Gov. Cuomo for COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Prisons and Jails

April 18, 2021 by susie day

February 24, 2021: Hundreds of NYS Doctors and Organizations

Read moreNY Doctors: Open Letter to Gov. Cuomo for COVID-19 Vaccine Access in Prisons and Jails

No End In Sight: America’s Enduring Reliance on Life Imprisonment

April 18, 2021 by susie day

February 17, 2021: Ashley Nellis, The Sentencing Project

Read moreNo End In Sight: America’s Enduring Reliance on Life Imprisonment

NYC Public Defender Legislative Priorities for Criminal Legal System Reform

April 18, 2021 by susie day

December 16, 2020: Six Public Defender Organizations

Read moreNYC Public Defender Legislative Priorities for Criminal Legal System Reform

Statement from the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus on the COVID-19 Risk in New York Prisons

April 18, 2021 by susie day

November 25, 2020: Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus of the NYS Legislature

Read moreStatement from the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus on the COVID-19 Risk in New York Prisons

Open Letter to the Hon. Gov. Andrew Cuomo from Nobel Peace Laureates and world humanitarian and religious leaders urging clemency for David Gilbert and other incarcerated elders

November 1, 2020 by susie day

November, 2020: 45 international and US humanitarian and religious leaders Read Here

Read moreOpen Letter to the Hon. Gov. Andrew Cuomo from Nobel Peace Laureates and world humanitarian and religious leaders urging clemency for David Gilbert and other incarcerated elders

Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity, and Safety

October 19, 2020 by susie day

October 19, 2020: National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Read Here

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The Next Step: Ending Excessive Punishment for Violent Crimes

April 2, 2019: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, The Sentencing Project

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Our Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo

May 17, 2022:

Our Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo

Dear RAPP Family,

Yesterday, RAPP’s Director Jose Saldaña released the following statement in response to the white supremacist attack in Buffalo:

“We are devastated, saddened, and infuriated by the white supremacist attack on the Black community in Buffalo. We stand in love, support, and solidarity with the people and families deeply harmed by this horrific act and the cumulative impact that racism has had on generations of Black people.

We must all eradicate white supremacy from our state’s systems, institutions, and culture. Importantly, we also call on lawmakers to take action to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the families and community targeted in this vicious act of hate. Reinstating the death penalty or expanding the use of life without parole sentences in response to this attack will accomplish neither. As is the case today, those condemned to death by execution or death by incarceration will be mostly Black and Brown New Yorkers. These extreme sanctions have never kept our communities safe. They only reinforce racism in our state and undermine rather than promote community safety and healing. Instead, our state’s political leaders must protect and empower Black and Brown communities by tearing down systems of racial oppression and by providing us with the material resources we need and deserve. All love and power to the people of Buffalo.”

In addition to sharing our statement on twitter, we ask that you join us in supporting local Buffalo organizations that are supporting community members on the ground, including:

  • Donate to Black Love Resists in the Rust’s Mental Health and Food Support Fund here: https://donate-usa.keela.co/mental-health-and-food-support
  • Drop off food at the Rooted in Love Community Fridge at 347 East Ferry Street, and/or make a donation to the cause: https://rootedinloveinc.com/donate-to-our-cause/
  • Drop-off fresh produce, milk, eggs, cheese, formula, baby food, juice, water, labeled cook meals (no raw meat) to the Buffalo Community Fridge at 257 E. Ferry St.
  • Donate to Feed Buffalo, a Black woman-led food pantry that provides access to free locally-sourced, healthy, and halal food: https://www.feedbuffalo.org/
  • Donate to Every Bottom Covered, a Black-led Diaper Bank located on the East Side of Buffalo: https://www.everybottomcovered.org/
  • Donate catered food by emailing: phylicia@blackloveresistsintherust.org.
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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

By: Columbia University Center for Justice

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Unlocking Billions: A Fiscal Analysis of Pending Justice Reforms in New York State

March 10, 2021: The Center for Justice at Columbia University

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