RAPP advocates for education and awareness surrounding aging in prison and the prison industrial complex
Recent Press Advisories and Releases
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
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
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 & Timely Parole Bills at Start of 2022 Legislative Session
Recent News Articles
Healing happens through redemption, not endless punishment. Reform parole in NY (Guest Opinion by Clifford Ryan)
January 17, 2022: Clifford Ryan: Syracuse.com
Caucus lawmakers outline 2022 agenda for Albany
January 17, 2022: Nick Reisman, Spectrum News1
State comptroller: Aging prison population means higher costs for New York
January 13, 2022: The Citizen staff, The Citizen/auburnpub.com