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Find recent press releases from the RAPP Campaign below

For media inquiries contact:

David George, Associate Director, Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP:

rapppress@gmail.com
(631) 885-3565

Protestors to Demand Invesco & Greenberg Traurig Immediately Cut Funding for Cop City Project in Atlanta; Protests to Take Place Outside Offices in White Plains

February 21, 2023, Press Release: FOLLOWING THE POLICE MURDER OF A COP CITY PROTESTOR IN JANUARY 2023, THERE IS INCREASING DEMAND FOR BUSINESSES TO CUT TIES WITH COP CITY

Read moreProtestors to Demand Invesco & Greenberg Traurig Immediately Cut Funding for Cop City Project in Atlanta; Protests to Take Place Outside Offices in White Plains

CONGRESSMEMBER & FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR DAN GOLDMAN ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PAROLE REFORM MEASURES IN NY STATE

February 14, 2023: Press Release CITING JUSTICE AND COST SAVINGS, CONGRESSMEMBER GOLDMAN URGES PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS

Read moreCONGRESSMEMBER & FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR DAN GOLDMAN ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR PAROLE REFORM MEASURES IN NY STATE

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 • NY LAWMAKERS TO JOIN CRIME VICTIM & ANTI-VIOLENCE ADVOCATES AT RALLY TO “STOP CYCLES OF VIOLENCE” WITH PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE

February 13, 2023: MEDIA ADVISORY: SURVIVORS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND INCARCERATION WILL CALL FOR RENEWED COMMITMENT TO HEALING AND SAFETY THROUGH PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE, FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE, AND FAIR ACCESS TO VICTIM COMPENSATION BILLS

Read moreTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 • NY LAWMAKERS TO JOIN CRIME VICTIM & ANTI-VIOLENCE ADVOCATES AT RALLY TO “STOP CYCLES OF VIOLENCE” WITH PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE

AT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF PAROLE REFORM, NY LAWMAKERS ISSUE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS TO DOZENS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS DOING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SAFETY WORK

January 18, 2023: Press Release FORMERLY INCARCERATED SPEAKERS DECLARE: “WE’RE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO VIOLENCE” AND CALL FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE TO BRING HOME MORE LEADERS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY SAFETY

Read moreAT RALLY IN SUPPORT OF PAROLE REFORM, NY LAWMAKERS ISSUE OFFICIAL PROCLAMATIONS TO DOZENS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS DOING ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SAFETY WORK

RAPP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

January 4, 2023: Campaign Statement

Read moreRAPP CAMPAIGN STATEMENT ON FIRST DAY OF 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

RAPP RESPONDS TO GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S INAUGURATION ADDRESS

January 1, 2023: Press Release

Read moreRAPP RESPONDS TO GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S INAUGURATION ADDRESS

ADVOCATES EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT W/FAILURE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MASS INCARCERATION, TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO ANYONE IN PRISON

December 31, 2022: Press Release

Read moreADVOCATES EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT W/FAILURE OF PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR MASS INCARCERATION, TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO ANYONE IN PRISON

ADVOCATES CELEBRATE INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS GRANTED CLEMENCY BY GOV. HOCHUL & LOOK FORWARD TO HER GRANTING MORE CLEMENCIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS

Today, Governor Kathy Hochul granted 13 clemencies, including four to incarcerated people in the New York State prison system, two of whom are incarcerated members of the Release Aging People …

Read moreADVOCATES CELEBRATE INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS GRANTED CLEMENCY BY GOV. HOCHUL & LOOK FORWARD TO HER GRANTING MORE CLEMENCIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS

Senate Correction & Judiciary Chairs, Crime Survivors, & Reform Advocates Held Press Conference Ahead of Public Hearing to Say: “Parole Justice Measures are Next”

Photos and video available upon request: • Jared Chausow, jchausow@gmail.com, (650) 814-0565• TeAna Taylor, taylorteana@gmail.com, (518) 847-5497 December 7, 2022: Press Release

Read moreSenate Correction & Judiciary Chairs, Crime Survivors, & Reform Advocates Held Press Conference Ahead of Public Hearing to Say: “Parole Justice Measures are Next”

ADVOCATES’ STATEMENT ON NYS INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT FINDING SHARP & WORSENING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PRISON DISCIPLINE

Today, the New York State Inspector General released a report entitled Racial Disparities in the Administration of Discipline in New York State Prisons. The report found sharp and widening racial …

Read moreADVOCATES’ STATEMENT ON NYS INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT FINDING SHARP & WORSENING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN PRISON DISCIPLINE

Family Members, Survivors of Incarceration, State Legislators, and Allied Collective of Leading Campaigns Held Statewide Rallies to Stop the Repression and Human Rights Crisis in New York State Prison

Among Other Demands to Protect Human Rights and Improve Safety in Prisons and Outside Communities, Participants urged Governor Hochul and State Officials to: November 21, 2022: Press Release

Read moreFamily Members, Survivors of Incarceration, State Legislators, and Allied Collective of Leading Campaigns Held Statewide Rallies to Stop the Repression and Human Rights Crisis in New York State Prison

ADVOCATES TO HOLD RALLIES IN NYC, BUFFALO & ALBANY CALLING ON GOV. HOCHUL TO FULFILL HER COMMITMENT TO EXPAND USE OF CLEMENCY AND REUNITE FAMILIES

NOVEMBER 17, 2022: New York, NY: RALLIES TO TAKE PLACE ONE YEAR AFTER GOV. HOCHUL COMMITTED TO GRANT CLEMENCIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS – AND AMID CRISIS OF AGING, SICKNESS & DEATH BEHIND BARS

Read moreADVOCATES TO HOLD RALLIES IN NYC, BUFFALO & ALBANY CALLING ON GOV. HOCHUL TO FULFILL HER COMMITMENT TO EXPAND USE OF CLEMENCY AND REUNITE FAMILIES

RELEASE AGING PEOPLE IN PRISON CAMPAIGN (RAPP) RESPONDS TO GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S RE-ELECTION ON 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HOCHUL’S COMMITMENT TO EXPAND USE OF CLEMENCY

FOLLOWING HER HISTORIC VICTORY, AND CONTINUED STRENGTH OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY MAJORITIES, CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR CALLS FOR PROMPT ACTION ON CLEMENCY AND PAROLE REFORM November 9, 2022: RAPP Statement

Read moreRELEASE AGING PEOPLE IN PRISON CAMPAIGN (RAPP) RESPONDS TO GOV. KATHY HOCHUL’S RE-ELECTION ON 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HOCHUL’S COMMITMENT TO EXPAND USE OF CLEMENCY

FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS HOLD STATEWIDE RALLIES CALLING FOR END TO CRUEL DOCCS PACKAGE BAN

Rallies in Six Regions Across New York State Call Attention to Financial and Emotional Toll of Package Ban, as well as Harms to Health of Incarcerated People September 27, 2022: …

Read moreFAMILIES OF INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS HOLD STATEWIDE RALLIES CALLING FOR END TO CRUEL DOCCS PACKAGE BAN

Advocacy and Legal Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Life Sentences in U.S.

The signatory organizations respectfully submit this letter alleging that the United States’ extreme prison sentencing policies and practices of life without parole (LWOP), life with parole (LWP), “virtual life,”1 and …

Read moreAdvocacy and Legal Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Life Sentences in U.S.

OBSERVING 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF IN-PRISON DEATH OF VAL GAITER, LONGEST-SERVING WOMAN IN NY PRISONS, LAWMAKERS, ADVOCATES, & LOVED ONES GATHER FOR VIGIL AND DEMAND JUSTICE

VAL DIED OF UNTREATED CANCER WHILE INCARCERATED AT BEDFORD HILLS, AFTER DOCCS MISDIAGNOSED HER WITH ACID REFLUX  August 11, 2022: Press Release

Read moreOBSERVING 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF IN-PRISON DEATH OF VAL GAITER, LONGEST-SERVING WOMAN IN NY PRISONS, LAWMAKERS, ADVOCATES, & LOVED ONES GATHER FOR VIGIL AND DEMAND JUSTICE

RAPP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO LEGISLATURE’S FAILURE TO PASS PAROLE REFORM

June 3, 2022: Statement

Read moreRAPP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO LEGISLATURE’S FAILURE TO PASS PAROLE REFORM

ADVOCATES CALL ON GOV. HOCHUL TO FULFILL HER COMMITMENT TO FULLY STAFF THE PAROLE BOARD BEFORE THE END OF SESSION

June 1, 2022: Joint Statement of More Than 50 NYS Organizations

Read moreADVOCATES CALL ON GOV. HOCHUL TO FULFILL HER COMMITMENT TO FULLY STAFF THE PAROLE BOARD BEFORE THE END OF SESSION

ADVOCATES & LAWMAKERS ERECT PRISON GRAVEYARD OUTSIDE NY CAPITOL, REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE LOST, & DEMAND PAROLE JUSTICE

PARTICIPANTS HIGHLIGHT DATA PROJECTING THAT MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE WILL DIE IN PRISON DURING THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE RECESS IF LAWMAKERS DON’T ACT May 31, 2022: Press Release

Read moreADVOCATES & LAWMAKERS ERECT PRISON GRAVEYARD OUTSIDE NY CAPITOL, REMEMBER THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE LOST, & DEMAND PAROLE JUSTICE

RAPP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO CANADIAN SUPREME COURT STRIKING DOWN “LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE” SENTENCES

Today, the Supreme Court of Canada issued a ruling striking down any and all impositions of “life without parole” prison sentences (“LWOP”). The Court found such sentences to be “cruel …

Read moreRAPP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO CANADIAN SUPREME COURT STRIKING DOWN “LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE” SENTENCES

FAITH LEADERS, NEW YORKERS WITH LOVED ONES LANGUISHING IN PRISON & OTHER LOCAL ADVOCATES HOLD FUNERAL PROCESSIONS OUTSIDE NY LEGISLATIVE LEADERS’ OFFICES FOR THE 80+ PEOPLE PROJECTED TO DIE IN NY PRISONS DURING COMING LEGISLATIVE RECESS

PARTICIPANTS CALLED ON SENATE LEADER STEWART-COUSINS AND ASSEMBLY SPEAKER CARL HEASTIE TO PASS ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BEFORE LEGISLATIVE SESSION CLOSES ON JUNE 2 May 20, 2022: …

Read moreFAITH LEADERS, NEW YORKERS WITH LOVED ONES LANGUISHING IN PRISON & OTHER LOCAL ADVOCATES HOLD FUNERAL PROCESSIONS OUTSIDE NY LEGISLATIVE LEADERS’ OFFICES FOR THE 80+ PEOPLE PROJECTED TO DIE IN NY PRISONS DURING COMING LEGISLATIVE RECESS

RAPP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO ATTICA PRISON GUARD’S RACIST FACEBOOK POST ON BUFFALO MASSACRE

May 17, 2022: Press Release

Read moreRAPP CAMPAIGN RESPONDS TO ATTICA PRISON GUARD’S RACIST FACEBOOK POST ON BUFFALO MASSACRE

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 …

Read moreOur Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo

ASSEMBLY AGING COMMITTEE CHAIR RON KIM & OTHER LAWMAKERS TO JOIN LEADING OLDER ADULT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CALL FOR PAROLE REFORM

AS PART OF A ‘PAROLE JUSTICE IS ELDER JUSTICE’ ADVOCACY DAY DURING OLDER AMERICANS’ MONTH, SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS May …

Read moreASSEMBLY AGING COMMITTEE CHAIR RON KIM & OTHER LAWMAKERS TO JOIN LEADING OLDER ADULT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CALL FOR PAROLE REFORM

NY LAWMAKERS, MOTHERS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, OTHER SURVIVORS OF OR CRIME VICTIMS & ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE GROUPS GATHERED AT NY CAPITOL TO CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE BILLS

April 25, 2022: Press Release SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE, FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE, AND FAIR ACCESS TO VICTIM COMPENSATION BILLS TO PROMOTE HEALING AND SAFETY AS …

Read moreNY LAWMAKERS, MOTHERS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, OTHER SURVIVORS OF OR CRIME VICTIMS & ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE GROUPS GATHERED AT NY CAPITOL TO CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE BILLS

U.S. REP JAMAAL BOWMAN, STATE LAWMAKERS JOIN FORMERLY INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS IN FIVE “PAROLE JUSTICE IS NEXT” PRESS CONFERENCES ACROSS THE STATE

April 20, 2022: Press Release PARTICIPANTS RALLY IN NYC, ROCHESTER, ALBANY, WESTCHESTER, AND LONG ISLAND TO LAUNCH POST-BUDGET EFFORT TO PASS ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS BEFORE …

Read moreU.S. REP JAMAAL BOWMAN, STATE LAWMAKERS JOIN FORMERLY INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS IN FIVE “PAROLE JUSTICE IS NEXT” PRESS CONFERENCES ACROSS THE STATE

State Lawmakers & Faith Leaders to Join Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers for 5 “Parole Justice Is Next” Rallies Across the State

April 19, 2022: Media Advisory PARTICIPANTS WILL RALLY IN NYC, ROCHESTER, ALBANY, WESTCHESTER AND LONG ISLAND TO LAUNCH POST-BUDGET EFFORT TO PASS ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS …

Read moreState Lawmakers & Faith Leaders to Join Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers for 5 “Parole Justice Is Next” Rallies Across the State

RAPP Campaign Calls on NY State Lawmakers to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Crime Bill and Address Root Causes of Crime

March 18, 2022: Press Release

Read moreRAPP Campaign Calls on NY State Lawmakers to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Crime Bill and Address Root Causes of Crime

CONGRESSMEMBER NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ, WORKING FAMILIES PARTY, AND STATE LAWMAKERS JOINED FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN, TRANSGENDER, AND NON-BINARY NEW YORKERS IN WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SUPPORTING PAROLE REFORM

March 9, 2022: Press Release PARTICIPANTS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS AS PART OF ‘PAROLE JUSTICE IS GENDER JUSTICE’ ADVOCACY DAY WITH 650 …

Read moreCONGRESSMEMBER NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ, WORKING FAMILIES PARTY, AND STATE LAWMAKERS JOINED FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN, TRANSGENDER, AND NON-BINARY NEW YORKERS IN WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE SUPPORTING PAROLE REFORM

REV. AL SHARPTON, REP. BOWMAN, LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION HELD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PAROLE JUSTICE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February 8, 2022: Press Release As Part of the ‘Parole Justice is Racial Justice’ Virtual Advocacy Day with 650 Participants from Across NY State, Speakers Called for Passage of the …

Read moreREV. AL SHARPTON, REP. BOWMAN, LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION HELD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PAROLE JUSTICE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

REV. AL SHARPTON, REP. BOWMAN, LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION TO HOLD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PAROLE JUSTICE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February 7, 2022: Media Advisory As Part of the ‘Parole Justice is Racial Justice’ Virtual Advocacy Day with 650 Participants from Across NY State, Speakers Will Call for Passage of …

Read moreREV. AL SHARPTON, REP. BOWMAN, LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION TO HOLD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PAROLE JUSTICE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

AMID COVID CRISIS IN NY PRISONS, TWO MORE NEW YORKERS HAVE DIED OF THE VIRUS IN FACILITIES

January 25, 2022: Press Release GREENE PRISON, THE SITE OF ONE DEATH, HAS THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF COVID CASES IN THE STATE • ADVOCATES CALL FOR CLEMENCY AND PASSAGE OF …

Read moreAMID COVID CRISIS IN NY PRISONS, TWO MORE NEW YORKERS HAVE DIED OF THE VIRUS IN FACILITIES

AMID COVID CRISIS AT FISHKILL PRISON, ANOTHER NEW YORKER HAS DIED OF THE VIRUS IN THE FACILITY

January 19, 2022: Press Release CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES HAVE INCREASED 140% AT THE HUDSON VALLEY PRISON • ADVOCATES CALL FOR CLEMENCY AND PASSAGE OF ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY …

Read moreAMID COVID CRISIS AT FISHKILL PRISON, ANOTHER NEW YORKER HAS DIED OF THE VIRUS IN THE FACILITY

ON MLK DAY, ADVOCATES APPLAUD NYS BLACK, PUERTO RICAN, HISPANIC AND ASIAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS FOR INCLUDING PAROLE JUSTICE IN ‘THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET’ PLAN

January 17, 2022: Statement BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS

Read moreON MLK DAY, ADVOCATES APPLAUD NYS BLACK, PUERTO RICAN, HISPANIC AND ASIAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS FOR INCLUDING PAROLE JUSTICE IN ‘THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET’ PLAN

ADVOCATES RESPOND TO NY STATE COMPTROLLER REPORT FINDING CONTINUING RISE IN THE NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS IN NY PRISONS AMID CRISIS OF DEATH BEHIND BARS

January 13, 2022: Press Release THE REPORT FOUND A GROWING AGING POPULATION IN PRISON EVEN AS THE OVERALL POPULATION DECLINED

Read moreADVOCATES RESPOND TO NY STATE COMPTROLLER REPORT FINDING CONTINUING RISE IN THE NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS IN NY PRISONS AMID CRISIS OF DEATH BEHIND BARS

NY LAWMAKERS, FORMER PAROLE BOARD COMMISSIONER, NAACP-NY STATE & NEW YORKERS IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION HOST FIRST MAJOR DAY OF ACTION FOR PAROLE REFORM IN 2022

January 11, 2022: Press Release As Part of a Virtual Advocacy Day with 750 Participants from Across NY State, Speakers Called for Action to Pass the Elder Parole and Fair …

Read moreNY LAWMAKERS, FORMER PAROLE BOARD COMMISSIONER, NAACP-NY STATE & NEW YORKERS IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION HOST FIRST MAJOR DAY OF ACTION FOR PAROLE REFORM IN 2022

ADVOCATES’ STATEMENT ON FIRST DAY OF 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION & GOV. HOCHUL’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

January 5, 2022: Press Release Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address and the Legislature began its 2022 session. The Governor’s address includes one of the …

Read moreADVOCATES’ STATEMENT ON FIRST DAY OF 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION & GOV. HOCHUL’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

AHEAD OF 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MANHATTAN & BROOKLYN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, NY LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES IN PRISON CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE

January 4, 2022: Press Release Amid the Omicron Crisis Behind Bars, Statewide Coalition Held Press Conference Calling for Passage of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole Bills on …

Read moreAHEAD OF 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MANHATTAN & BROOKLYN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, NY LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES WITH LOVED ONES IN PRISON CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE

ON EVE OF 2022 NY STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION & STATE OF STATE ADDRESS, ADVOCATES RESPOND TO ANOTHER INCARCERATED PERSON DYING OF COVID-19

January 3, 2022: Press Release ADVOCATES CALL ON STATE LAWMAKERS TO PASS ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS ON DAY ONE TO ADDRESS COVID-19 SURGE AND PROMOTE JUSTICE

Read moreON EVE OF 2022 NY STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION & STATE OF STATE ADDRESS, ADVOCATES RESPOND TO ANOTHER INCARCERATED PERSON DYING OF COVID-19

INCARCERATED PERSON AT ATTICA DIES OF COVID-19, ADVOCATES DEMAND NEW YORK LEADERS TAKE ACTION

December 29, 2021: Press Release FIVE INCARCERATED PEOPLE HAVE DIED OF COVID IN NY STATE PRISONS IN DECEMBER AMID OMICRON SURGE

Read moreINCARCERATED PERSON AT ATTICA DIES OF COVID-19, ADVOCATES DEMAND NEW YORK LEADERS TAKE ACTION

ADVOCATES EXPRESS GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT IN GOV. HOCHUL’S DECISION TO GRANT ONLY ONE CLEMENCY TO AN INCARCERATED PERSON THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, CALL ON HER TO GRANT MORE CLEMENCIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

December 24, 2021: Press Release

Read moreADVOCATES EXPRESS GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT IN GOV. HOCHUL’S DECISION TO GRANT ONLY ONE CLEMENCY TO AN INCARCERATED PERSON THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, CALL ON HER TO GRANT MORE CLEMENCIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

ADVOCATES DECLARE COVID EMERGENCY IN NY STATE PRISONS AFTER ANOTHER DEATH, CALL ON GOV. HOCHUL AND LAWMAKERS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION

December 21, 2021: Press Release THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES IN NY STATE PRISONS HAS INCREASED 35% SINCE DEC. 10

Read moreADVOCATES DECLARE COVID EMERGENCY IN NY STATE PRISONS AFTER ANOTHER DEATH, CALL ON GOV. HOCHUL AND LAWMAKERS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION

FOLLOWING COVID DEATH AT CENTRAL NY PRISON, ADVOCATES DEMAND CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

December 21, 2021: Press Release THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES IN NY STATE PRISONS HAS INCREASED 33% IN ONE WEEK

Read moreFOLLOWING COVID DEATH AT CENTRAL NY PRISON, ADVOCATES DEMAND CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

AMID COVID SPIKE & FOLLOWING ANOTHER DEATH IN NY WOMEN’S PRISON, ADVOCATES DEMAND CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

December 20, 2021: Press Release THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES IN NY STATE PRISONS HAS INCREASED 30% IN ONE WEEK

Read moreAMID COVID SPIKE & FOLLOWING ANOTHER DEATH IN NY WOMEN’S PRISON, ADVOCATES DEMAND CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

FAMILIES SEPARATED BY MASS INCARCERATION HOLD RALLY WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FAITH LEADERS AND DELIVER HOLIDAY WISHLIST OF CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

December 14, 2021: Press Release SPEAKERS ADDED THE NAMES OF THEIR INCARCERATED LOVED ONES TO OVERSIZE HOLIDAY CARDS BEFORE DELIVERING THEM TO GOV. HOCHUL • SPEAKERS STOOD BEHIND A FULLY …

Read moreFAMILIES SEPARATED BY MASS INCARCERATION HOLD RALLY WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FAITH LEADERS AND DELIVER HOLIDAY WISHLIST OF CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

December 9th, 2021, 12pm • Zoom press conference • New York State Legislators & Advocates to Unveil Justice Agenda for 2022

December 9, 2021: Media Advisory Justice Roadmap 2022 Will Enable Needed Changes to New York’s Criminal Legal and Immigration Systems

Read moreDecember 9th, 2021, 12pm • Zoom press conference • New York State Legislators & Advocates to Unveil Justice Agenda for 2022

ADVOCATES RESPOND TO GOV. HOCHUL’S CEREMONIAL PARDONING OF A TURKEY BEFORE GRANTING CLEMENCY TO A SINGLE INCARCERATED NEW YORKER

November 24, 2021, Press Release THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LANGUISHING IN NY STATE PRISONS HAVE PENDING CLEMENCY APPLICATIONS

Read moreADVOCATES RESPOND TO GOV. HOCHUL’S CEREMONIAL PARDONING OF A TURKEY BEFORE GRANTING CLEMENCY TO A SINGLE INCARCERATED NEW YORKER

AHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS, FAMILIES SEPARATED BY MASS INCARCERATION JOIN ELECTED OFFICIALS & FAITH LEADERS TO URGE CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

November 23, 2021: Press Release SPEAKERS STAND BEHIND FULLY SET HOLIDAY TABLES WITH EMPTY CHAIRS, SYMBOLIZING MISSING INCARCERATED LOVED ONES RALLIES OCCURRED THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, A DAY ORIGINATING WITH …

Read moreAHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYS, FAMILIES SEPARATED BY MASS INCARCERATION JOIN ELECTED OFFICIALS & FAITH LEADERS TO URGE CLEMENCY & PAROLE JUSTICE

ADVOCATES HIGHLIGHT STATE’S FAILURES TO PROTECT INCARCERATED OLDER PEOPLE FROM COVID-19 AND OTHER HEALTH CRISES

November 22, 2021 AS NY ASSEMBLY CONSIDERS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF STATE’S PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS AMID THE PANDEMIC, ADVOCATES URGE REFORMS TO END THE CRISIS OF AGING …

Read moreADVOCATES HIGHLIGHT STATE’S FAILURES TO PROTECT INCARCERATED OLDER PEOPLE FROM COVID-19 AND OTHER HEALTH CRISES

FILM EXPOSING INJUSTICE OF PAROLE RELEASE HEARINGS IN NY STATE PREMIERS ONLINE ON THE NEW YORKER’S WEBSITE

November 18, 2021, Press Release THE FILM, WHICH FEATURES RAPP MEMBERS AND FORMER PAROLE COMMISSIONERS WHO EXPOSE THE BOARD’S LAWLESS ADDICTION TO PUNISHMENT, MAKES THE CASE FOR REFORM

Read moreFILM EXPOSING INJUSTICE OF PAROLE RELEASE HEARINGS IN NY STATE PREMIERS ONLINE ON THE NEW YORKER’S WEBSITE

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