Andrew Cuomo

Black, Hispanic people more often disciplined in NY prisons, Inspector General says

December 7, 2022: Eduardo Cuevas, lohud.

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Gov Hochul fails to fulfill clemency reform promise, advocates say

Since assuming office last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul has not delivered on a promise to grant clemency at a higher rate than her predecessors, say advocates of criminal justice reform…

November 17, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

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While some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more

November 16, 2022: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

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‘A survival lifeline’: Families decry ban on care packages in NY prisons

September 27, 2022: Michelle Bocanegra, Gothamist

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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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