RAPP Campaign
Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
Roni Minter, Times Union — "Like many New Yorkers, I believed that if you organized, educated, testified, built support and convinced enough lawmakers, your bill would rise or fall through a transparent public process. Then I learned about the Senate's internal 'working group.'" ...
Chris Wade / The Center Square — Aging or rehabilitated prisoners should be released sooner into society to save taxpayers' money...
Luis Lombardi / Hoodline New York City — Advocates for criminal justice reform are actively campaigning in New York for significant changes to the parole system, anticipated to reshape the roadmap for incarcerated individuals' release in 2025...
Devon Jane Schweizer, The Oracle: Former incarcerated individuals and current justice policy reform advocates Jose Saldaña, Anthony Dixon and Alton Lee sat before local community members on March 25 for the 12th annual Woodstock Film & Discussion Series to discuss “The Interview” and share their firsthand knowledge of New York’s prison and parole system...
By: James Ford, PIX/11 News: IIf a person older than 55 has been incarcerated for more than 15 years and has proven themselves to be a model prisoner, should they be guaranteed consideration for parole, no matter their crime? It’s a question that was at the center of a rally in Yonkers on Wednesday...
By: Rebecca C. Lewis and Shantel Destra, City & State New York - As state lawmakers sort out their end-of-session priorities, parole reform appears to be on the agenda for both chambers. The state Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee voted to advance legislation meant to make it easier for incarcerated people to get considered for parole. And the Assembly Correction Committee was set to move that bill, along with another that would make elderly inmates eligible to get parole.
May 11, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist
May 6, 2022: Jeff Morris, The Record-Review
Signers on the letter first shared with POLITICO argued that victims are not always served by the harshest punishments April 25, 2022: Erin Durkin, POLITICO Pro
April 20, 2022: Samar Khurshid, Gotham Gazette
