By: Jacob Kaye: Queens Eagle
The City Council on Wednesday called on the state legislature to pass a pair of bills that would offer thousands of aging and elderly incarcerated New Yorkers new opportunities for release.
In its final session of the year, the City Council passed a resolution urging state lawmakers and Governor Kathy Hochul to pass into law the Fair and Timely Parole and Elder Parole bills, two pieces of legislation that despite having majority support in both houses have stalled in Albany over the past several years.
The bills would create new ways for imprisoned New Yorkers – particularly older New Yorkers – to potentially be granted release by the state’s parole board.