Cordell Cleare

Anthony Dixon / Queens Daily Eagle — No one should be judged unworthy of freedom by those who’ve never had to earn it back. Recently, the New York City Council passed Resolution 414-A, with a majority of Queens Councilmembers voting aye, backing a bill introduced by Senator Cordell Cleare requiring the Governor and State Legislature to appoint at least one formerly incarcerated person to the New York State Board of Parole . Though the Council lacks appointment power, its message was unmistakable: those most impacted by incarceration must help shape the system that determines freedom...

Anthony Dixon / Queens Daily Eagle — No one should be judged unworthy of freedom by those who’ve never had to earn it back. Recently, the New York City Council passed Resolution 414-A, with a majority of Queens Councilmembers voting aye, backing a bill introduced by Senator Cordell Cleare requiring the Governor and State Legislature to appoint at least one formerly incarcerated person to the New York State Board of Parole . Though the Council lacks appointment power, its message was unmistakable: those most impacted by incarceration must help shape the system that determines freedom...