Participants Called for the Removal of Commissioner Martuscello, Implementation of the HALT Solitary Law & Expanded Pathways of Release in order to End the Longstanding and Acute Crises of Racism, Brutality, and Death
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
New York — Today, community members disrupted the legislative session of the New York Senate to demand legislative and executive action to end the crisis in New York prisons by expanding pathways of release and ending all abuses inside. Today’s action came on the heels of an action last week disrupting the Assembly legislative session. Participants highlighted the longstanding and acute crises of racism, brutality, and death in New York’s prisons. With a person now dying once every two days in New York prisons, the Governor and legislature can not continue with business as usual. Participants demanded immediate action to enact the following slate of legislative and executive action…
