Incarceration bills give older prisoners second chance in New York

By: Eric Harvey, The Riverdale Press

At the Unity Democratic Club meeting on May 18, speakers from the Releasing Aging People in Prison campaign spoke about the elder parole and fair and timely parole bills. ERIC HARVEY

Elder parole as well as fair, timely parole bills are now with the Assembly

Two incarceration-focused bills have advanced to the New York State Assembly Correction Committee. The elder parole legislation has been co-sponsored by 31 people, including state Sens. Gustavo Rivera and Robert Jackson….

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