Columbia University Faculty to Gov. Cuomo: Release Elderly and Infirm People from NYS Prisons
April 21, 2020: Columbia University in the City of New York Read Here
Recommendations to NYS Parole Board for action on COVID-19
April 20, 2020: 27 Legal and Advocacy Institutions and Organizations Read Here
New York Can—And Must—Lead to Protect People in Prison
April, 2020: Vera Institute of Justice Read Here
CARE Taskforce of the New York City Council to Gov. Cuomo: Release Incarcerated Individuals 55 and Older Or Who Have Underlying Conditions
April 15, 2020: Member Organizations, NYC CARE (Compassion and Assistance for Returning Elders) Task Force Read Here
Law Enforcement Action Partnership proposes Gov. Cuomo Issue This Executive Order
April 10, 2020: Law Enforcement Action Partnership Read Here
CDC Emergency Call to Action—Explicitly Include Decarceration and Expanded Access to Healthcare to Curb COVID-19 Impact in U.S. Jails, Prisons, and Detention Facilities
April 9, 2020: Drug Policy Alliance and hundreds of individuals and organizations Read Here
Gov. Cuomo: Grant Clemencies to Older New Yorkers in Prison Who Are Vulnerable to Coronavirus
April, 2020: Columbia University School of Social Work and 250 social workers (list open for additional names) Read Here
Brennan Center for Justice Letter to Governors re: COVID-19 and Governors’ Executive Authority to Release Vulnerable People Who Pose No Risk to Public Safety from Incarceration
April 6, 2020: Lauren Brooke-Eisen, Ames Grawert, and Taryn Merkl, Brennan Center for Justice Read Here
Faith Leaders Letter to Gov. Cuomo Urging Clemency in COVID-19 Crisis
April 6, 2020: New York Theological Seminary Read Here
Letter to Gov. Cuomo from Legal Professionals
April 3, 2020: 16 organizations Read Here
Appeal to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
March 20, 2020: 13 Leaders of NYS Prison Reentry Services and Programs Read Here