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Post-COVID Trends in New York’s “They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies
Tinsae Gabriel & Marie Ndiaye, FWD.us — This policy brief examines parole policies and practices in Missouri, Mississippi, and New York – three states that help illustrate some of the factors contributing to the nationwide decline in parole use and provide recommendations for a path forward. . .
Post-COVID Trends in New York’s Aging Prison Population
Post-COVID Trends in New York’s Aging Prison Population — Report from NYS Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli
Built on Brutality: How a system founded on violence, racism, and cover-ups continues to main and murder with impunity
Albany, NY – New Report by NY State Senator Julia Salazar Finds New York Prisons Fraught with Endemic Violence and Disregard for the Law …
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Post-COVID Trends in New York’s “They Just Denied Me”: Parole Stories and Case Studies
Tinsae Gabriel & Marie Ndiaye, FWD.us — This policy brief examines parole policies and practices in Missouri, Mississippi, and New York – three states that help illustrate some of the factors contributing to the nationwide decline in parole use and provide recommendations for a path forward. . .
Post-COVID Trends in New York’s Aging Prison Population
Post-COVID Trends in New York’s Aging Prison Population — Report from NYS Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli
Built on Brutality: How a system founded on violence, racism, and cover-ups continues to main and murder with impunity
Albany, NY – New Report by NY State Senator Julia Salazar Finds New York Prisons Fraught with Endemic Violence and Disregard for the Law …
Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly Incarceration • ACLU Report
America’s prison population is aging — and aging faster than ever. The graying of America’s prisons is transforming the landscape of the nation’s correctional systems, presenting myriad operational and fiscal challenges for prison systems across the country. Of most importance, though, is that the ballooning elderly incarcerated population,3 coupled with correctional agencies’ inability to adequately…
NY State Supports Parole Justice
During the summer of 2025, the Ulster County Legislature and more than 135 organizations submitted open letters advocating passage of the Fair & Timely Parole and the Elder Parole Bills, full implementation of the HALT Act, and more . . .
ROBERT BROOKS BLUEPRINT FOR JUSTICE & REFORM
ALBANY, NY (06/06/2025) (readMedia) — This morning, the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus (BPHA) held a press conference unveiling the “Robert Brooks Blueprint for Justice & Reform”, a legislative package aimed to address systemic patterns of abuse and violations of human rights in New York’s jails and prisons. One…