By JULIA SALAZAR & TRACIE ADAMS / NY DAILY NEWS
Now that our state budget process has finally wrapped up, it’s time to focus on reforming New York’s dysfunctional parole process.
Thousands of New Yorkers who have served their time remain languishing behind bars. The systemic failure to release those ready to return home strains a dangerous carceral system and costs New York taxpayers billions of dollars every year. But we have safe and practical solutions available: The Fair & Timely Parole Act and the Elder Parole Act…
Fair & Timely Parole would restore the Parole Board to its original purpose of evaluating eligible incarcerated people for potential release based on their rehabilitation and risk of violating the law, while Elder Parole gives aging New Yorkers the opportunity to have their personal transformation considered by the Parole Board, reducing the risk of death by incarceration…