RAPP Campaign
Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
Robert Abruzzese, Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday that she has granted clemency to 16 individuals, including 12 pardons and four commutations. With these grants, Governor Hochul has now extended clemency to 36 individuals in 2023 alone, surpassing any previous year in her term...
The City Council on Wednesday called on the state legislature to pass a pair of bills that would offer thousands of aging and elderly incarcerated New Yorkers new opportunities for release.
State legislators are looking to pick up where they left off last year as the first day of the 2024 legislative session kicks off a new year in Albany on Jan. 3. Lawmakers are hoping to take meaningful action on a range of issues, including housing, health care, cannabis reform and the environment.
