RAPP Campaign
Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
Rebecca C. Lewis / City & State NY — Criminal justice advocates are chafing at the exclusion of measures they say are necessary to respond to Robert Brooks’ death in a truly meaningful way...
Susan Arbetter / Spectrum News — After months of back and forth, Democrats in the New York state Senate and Assembly have reached a deal on a slate of prison reforms in response to the deaths of two men, Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, at the hands of correction officers in state facilities. The omnibus bill has multiple parts...
Jeongyoon Han / WXXI News — Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly agreed late Monday on a set of prison reforms that would increase oversight in New York correctional facilities, months after the beating deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi at the hands of corrections officers while incarcerated...
Jeongyoon Han / WXXI News / Gothamist — Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are calling on lawmakers to pass a slate of prison reform bills before the end of the legislative session...
On "America’s Incarceration Epidemic," the March 25 episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart, Stewart tackles America’s incarceration epidemic, featuring interviews with Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner, and formerly incarcerated leaders Jay Jordan, CEO of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, and Mark Shervington, Statewide Advocacy Associate at RAPP (Release Aging People in Prison).
October 2, 2021: The Editorial Board, Boston Globe
June 16, 2021: Rodney Holcombe, Prison Insider
Building A Movement to Address Long Prison Terms and Violence Convening Brief / Fall 2020 While there have been victories at the federal, state, and local levels, the focus of …
