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NYC Council passes resolution supporting parole reforms amid growing advocacy

December 28, 2023 by susie day

Robert Abruzzese, Brooklyn Daily Eagle: The New York City Council has taken a significant step towards criminal justice reform by passing a resolution which urges the New York State Legislature and Governor Kathy Hochul to enact the Fair & Timely Parole and Elder Parole bills...

Fighting ‘furniture poverty’ for the formerly incarcerated

March 31, 2023 by susie day

By: Anna Lucente Sterling, Spectrum News/NY1, "When Keith Hunter was released from prison in 2020, it took him two-and-a-half years to secure the keys to his own apartment. Having a stable roof over his head gave Hunter, whose criminal record includes a slew of robbery convictions, a sense of stability after spending more than half of his life in the prison system..."