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Carol Shapiro

The Unlikely Friendship Helping Drive NY Parole Reform Fight

October 27, 2023 by susie day

By: Rachel Rippetoe, Law 360: Jose Saldana had long passed his minimum 25-year prison sentence as he prepared for his fifth parole hearing in November 2017....

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Opinion Letter: Compassionate Release for Those Aging Behind Bars

August 21, 2023 by susie day

By: Carol Shapiro, New York Times: As a former parole commissioner, I know that dementia is just the tip of the iceberg of the problem of mass aging behind bars....

Read moreOpinion Letter: Compassionate Release for Those Aging Behind Bars

N.Y. needs criminal justice reform: We must put compassion in parole decisions

May 28, 2023 by susie day

By: Carol Shapiro, New York Daily News - People often think mass incarceration is the result of a few laws — the federal 1994 crime bill or state-level Rockefeller Drug laws, for example — but in reality it’s driven by everyday decisions, small and large, made by actors across the justice system, including some you’ve probably never heard of...

Read moreN.Y. needs criminal justice reform: We must put compassion in parole decisions

Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board

July 12, 2022 by susie day

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

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New York parole reformers, after seeing their policy push stall, now look past the November elections

June 23, 2022 by susie day

June 23, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

Read moreNew York parole reformers, after seeing their policy push stall, now look past the November elections

I Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’

June 17, 2022 by susie day

Between the grueling schedule, copious paperwork, abrupt hearings and risk-averse colleagues, prison reformer Carol Shapiro realized the New York parole system was dysfunctional by design June 17, 2021: Carol Shapiro …

Read moreI Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’

Zombie Commissioners and Antiquated Structure Poses Hurdles for Parole Reform

February 11, 2022 by susie day

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

Read moreZombie Commissioners and Antiquated Structure Poses Hurdles for Parole Reform

New York criminal justice advocates warn of parole ‘crisis’

January 19, 2022 by susie day

January 19, 2022: Tim Williams / Susan Arbetter, State of Politics / Capital Tonight, Spectrum News

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Advocates on both sides speak to parole reform bills

January 12, 2022 by susie day

January 11, 2022: Liz Bishop, WRGB/CBS

Read moreAdvocates on both sides speak to parole reform bills

New York’s elderly incarcerated population is growing—it’s time to let them go home

June 28, 2021 by susie day

June 9, 2021: Tamar Sarai Davis, Prism News

Read moreNew York’s elderly incarcerated population is growing—it’s time to let them go home

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