Andrew Cuomo

Governor Hochul’s ‘Rolling’ Clemency Process Has Set Just One Person Free

July 25, 2022: Victoria Law, Hell Gate

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Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board

July 11, 2022: Kate Lisa, NYS Spectrum News 1

*Advocates question Hochul’s empty vow to staff parole board*

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Freed from a double-life sentence, a long-imprisoned New Yorker urges Albany to find relief for others

May 19, 2022, Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

^{Gregory Mingo, 69, served nearly 4 decades in prison before former Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted his 50-year sentence. Mingo was convicted in the 1980 murders of Queens residents James Parker and Karen Sheets. He has always maintained his innocence.}
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Zombie Commissioners and Antiquated Structure Poses Hurdles for Parole Reform

Governor Kathy Hochul says she will finally fill vacancies on the state’s parole board, opening the potential to shift from presumptive detention

February 8, 2022: Nick Pinto, New York Focus/Bolts

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New York’s Prisons Are Turning Into Senior-Citizen Centers

December 23, 2021: Errol Louis, Intelligencer, New York magazine

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AMNY Exclusive: Families of incarcerated set rally on Tuesday for fair parole laws

November 22, 2021: Dean Moses, AMNY

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How Former Prisoners View the Parole System

November 17, 2021: Film by Jon Miller and Zach Russo; text by Sumit Poudyal, The New Yorker

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Why New York Is Closing 6 Prisons

November 9, 2021: Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times

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Ending New York’s Love Affair with Life Sentences

September 20, 2021: Anthony Dixon, Gotham Gazette

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Gov. Hochul should use her powers to end harsh prison sentences (Guest Opinion by Martin Garbus)

September 16, 2021: Martin Garbus, syracuse.com

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Cuomo gives clemency to 6, including Brink’s heist driver

August 24, 2021: Associated Press, WWNY 7 News

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Cuomo grants 6 more clemencies before leaving office

August 24, 2021: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

Greg Mingo was one of six men to have their applications for clemency granted by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 23, 2021. Photo courtesy of the Free Greg Mingo campaign

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Advocates Celebrate 5 Incarcerated New Yorkers Granted Clemency by Gov. Cuomo & Call On Gov. Hochul to Use Her Clemency Power As Soon As She Enters Office

August 23, 2021, NYC: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Despite Recent Batches Of Clemencies, Prison Reform Advocates Feel Let Down By Cuomo

August 24, 2021: Jim O’Grady, Gothamist

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Advocates urge Cuomo to use clemency power during his final days in office

August 20, 2021: Monica Espitia, Spectrum News/NY1

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