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2014

Events: 2014

THURSDAY, November 19 • 7:00 pm • Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: “Locking Up Dissenters and the Poor: Understanding the Roots of Mass Incarceration in the U.S.” with Eddie Conway, Johanna Fernandez, & Laura Whitehorn of RAPP • sponsored by Difference and Media Project, Center for Civic Engagement, & student groups

MONDAY, November 16 • Tufts University • Amnesty International Hosts Discussion of Solitary Confinement, with Al Tony Simon of RAPPSATURDAY, November 7 • 8:00 am-3:00 pm • Faith Based Initiatives and the Crisis of Mass Incarceration • Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, Manhattan (at 121st St.) • RAPP will be on a panel at 10:45 am and 1:15 pm (in MLK 414) • info: <Jacqueline1943@aol.com> or 201-960-2205

Friday, October 30 • 7:00-8:30 pm • Panel, Conditions of Confinement: Mass Incarceration and Access to Information
The New School, 66 West 12th St, NYC, Rm. A510 Conference Rm. Read a report here by the sponsoring group Social Justice Special Interest Group

Tuesday, October 27 • 6:00-8:30 pm • Parole Preparation Basics • NYU Law, Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210, 40 Washington Square South (Presenters include RAPP’s Mujahid Farid) • RSVP
sponsored by the National Lawyer’s Guild-NY Parole Preparation Project
Snacks at 6:00, program starts promptly at 6:30

Saturday, October 24 • 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. •  Rise Up to Stop Police Terror & Murder • Rally, Washington Square Park • Police unions not only defend brutality but also block parole & release of incarcerated elders

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014 • 7:00 pm • RAPP celebrates Maya Schenwar’s important new book: “Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better”

Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center, 172 Allen St., NYC. More information here

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 • 7:00 pm • RAPP celebrates Maya Schenwar’s important new book: “Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better”Read More

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 • 7:00 to 9:00 pm • From Slavery to Sing Sing: The U.S. Prison System’s Inhumanity to the Family

With Mujahid Farid on the need to release aging people in prison • National Black Theater, 2013 Fifth Avenue (b/n 125-126th Streets)
Free Admission • Doors open at 6:30 pm

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 • 7:00 to 9:00 pm • From Slavery to Sing Sing: The U.S. Prison System’s Inhumanity to the FamilyRead More

Sunday, September 14, 2014 • 2:00 to 4:00 pm • Panel: What’s Age Got to Do with It? Incarcerating Children and the Elderly

Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Pkwy., Brooklyn, NY 11238 • Sponsored by the Correctional Association of NY and the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art

Sunday, September 14, 2014 • 2:00 to 4:00 pm • Panel: What’s Age Got to Do with It? Incarcerating Children and the ElderlyRead More

Sunday, September 7, 2014 • 2:00 to 7:00 pm • “Running Down the Walls” 5k Run/Walk/Jog/Bike benefit for political prisoners and RAPP

 Brooklyn, info here

Sunday, September 7, 2014 • 2:00 to 7:00 pm • “Running Down the Walls” 5k Run/Walk/Jog/Bike benefit for political prisoners and RAPPRead More

Saturday, September 6, 2014 • 7:00 pm • Candlelight vigil for Clemency at home of Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Mt. Kisco, NY. Organized by the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club

Saturday, September 6, 2014 • 7:00 pm • Candlelight vigil for Clemency at home of Gov. Andrew CuomoRead More

Thursday, August 7, 2014 • 7:00 pm • Political Candidates Forum on Criminal Justice

Moderated by Dean Meminger of NY1 TV • NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th St., Manhattan • Sponsored by Communities for Criminal Justice Awareness and the NY Society for Ethical Culture

Thursday, August 7, 2014 • 7:00 pm • Political Candidates Forum on Criminal JusticeRead More

Saturday, July 12, 2014 • 10:00 am to 1:00 pm • RAPP Outreach & Town Hall

Harlem State Office Bldg., 163 W. 125th St., corner of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Blvd. • Outreach: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm • Town Hall on solitary confinement: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, 8th Floor

Saturday, July 12, 2014 • 10:00 am to 1:00 pm • RAPP Outreach & Town HallRead More

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 3-4, 2014 • A Public Health Approach to Incarceration: Opportunities for Action

Columbia University Mailman School for Public Health, NYC • Including a panel on Using Evidence for Action in Public Health Practice, with Mujahid Farid, Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP • Conference attendees agreed on a draft statement of purpose that resolves “to work collectively to introduce incarceration in our curricula and research, to raise awareness and concern, and to inspire and support our fellow scholars.”

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 3-4, 2014 • A Public Health Approach to Incarceration: Opportunities for ActionRead More

Saturday, May 31, 2014 • 2:00 to 6:00 pm • Community Resource Fair – RAPP Campaign Presentation

East Ward Missionary Baptist Church, 2011 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10029 (between 103/104 Streets)

Saturday, May 31, 2014 • 2:00 to 6:00 pm • Community Resource Fair – RAPP Campaign PresentationRead More

Saturday, April 12, 2014 • 3:00 pm • “The State of Our Prisons: Where Are We, Where Do We Need To Be?”

Sheraton Hotel, 833 7th Ave. (53rd St.), Metropolitan Room West, 2nd Floor 

Panel hosted by Victor Pate, National Action Network NYC Chapter Second Chance Program, with Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP
Moderator: Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin, Women’s Prison Association
Panel: Tyrell Muhammad, Prison Visiting Project, Correctional Association Of NY
Eddie Rosario, Prison Visiting Project, Correctional Association Of NY
Laura Whitehorn, Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP) Campaign
Judith Brink, Prison Action Network, Building Bridges
Barbara Inniss, Sparkles Of Joy Ministries
Rosa Soldana, Health Care Solution Specialist

Saturday, April 12, 2014 • 3:00 pm • “The State of Our Prisons: Where Are We, Where Do We Need To Be?”Read More

Friday, March 28, 2014 • Symposium• 10:00 am to 5:15 pm • Reducing Incarceration: Endless Punishment, Long-Term Sentences, & Aging in Prison…OR Release & Reentry

Mailman School of Public Health, 722 W. 168th St., 8th Fl., Manhattan (A/C/1 to 168th St.)

Friday, March 28, 2014 • Symposium• 10:00 am to 5:15 pm • Reducing Incarceration: Endless Punishment, Long-Term Sentences, & Aging in Prison…OR Release & ReentryRead More

Saturday, March 8, 2014·4:00 to 5:30 pm • RAPP Panel at Beyond the Bars Conference: OUR ELDERS BEHIND BARS, OUR FAMILIES DIVIDED

Columbia University School of Social Work • 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan (between120 & 121st St) • The number of incarcerated elders in New York and nationally continues to rise as people with long sentences age. Yet incarcerated elders pose the lowest risk to public safety and could contribute mightily to bettering our communities. • How does continued incarceration and perpetual punishment affect elders, their families, friends and communities? AND: How can we win their release and heal our families and communities? Speakers include: Larry White, formerly incarcerated • Barbara Inniss, family member • Dequi Kioni-Sadiki, family member • Tyrrell Muhammad, formerly incarcerated • Ariane Davisson, Columbia grad student • Moderator: Laura Whitehorn, formerly incarcerated; RAPP organizer • Watch the video at March 8, 2014: Our Elders Behind Bars

Saturday, March 8, 2014·4:00 to 5:30 pm • RAPP Panel at Beyond the Bars Conference: OUR ELDERS BEHIND BARS, OUR FAMILIES DIVIDEDRead More

2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism: A 9-Year Follow-Up Period (2005-2014)

May, 2018: Mariel Alper and Matthew Durose, U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Stastistics

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2018 Update on Prisoner Recidivism: A 9-Year Follow-Up Period (2005-2014)Read More

New York Parole Board Ignores Community

Statement by RAPP, June 23, 2014

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New York Parole Board Ignores CommunityRead More

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