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David Weprin

Opinion: The clock is ticking and New York must adopt parole justice

June 6, 2023 by susie day

By: David Weprin, Queens Daily Eagle - "What is critically important to acknowledge is that our correctional system is meant to "correct" -- not to "punish" -- those inside the walls. And it is my belief, from hundreds of conversations, that the vast majority of incarcerated individuals are remorseful, have accepted responsibility for their mistakes, and are willing to do the rehabilitative work it takes to return to their communities..."

Read moreOpinion: The clock is ticking and New York must adopt parole justice

PRISON CHIEF ANTHONY ANNUCCI TO RETIRE

May 18, 2023 by susie day

By: Maia Hibbett, New York Focus - After almost four decades with New York’s prison system, Anthony Annucci is on his way out....

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Parole reform gets final push before end of legislative session

May 10, 2023 by susie day

By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle - "With just several weeks left before the end of the state’s legislative session, hundreds of criminal justice reform advocates rallied in Albany in support of two bills that would alter the state’s parole process for elderly incarcerated individuals...."

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‘The people left behind’: Advocates renew push to pass parole reform

January 24, 2023 by Melissa Tanis

By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle: Last year, Robert Webster was sitting in prison, facing the prospect of serving two more decades of his 50 year to life sentence. The Queens man had already served 34 years of that sentence, which he was given when he was 17 years old.

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Albany again picks up parole reform bills

December 8, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

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Fighting new prison care package ban

December 1, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Deirdre Bardolf, Assoc. Ed., Queens Chronicle Lawmakers and advocates gathered outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City on Tuesday to condemn a directive from the state Department …

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NY LAWMAKERS, MOTHERS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, OTHER SURVIVORS OF OR CRIME VICTIMS & ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE GROUPS GATHERED AT NY CAPITOL TO CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE BILLS

April 25, 2022 by susie day

April 25, 2022: Press Release SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE, FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE, AND FAIR ACCESS TO VICTIM COMPENSATION BILLS TO PROMOTE HEALING AND SAFETY AS …

Read moreNY LAWMAKERS, MOTHERS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, OTHER SURVIVORS OF OR CRIME VICTIMS & ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE GROUPS GATHERED AT NY CAPITOL TO CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE BILLS

Parole Justice Now: Confronting Death by Incarceration in New York

March 22, 2022 by susie day

March 22, 2022: Jonah Walters, Nonprofit Quarterly

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REV. AL SHARPTON, REP. BOWMAN, LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION HELD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PAROLE JUSTICE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

February 8, 2022 by susie day

February 8, 2022: Press Release As Part of the ‘Parole Justice is Racial Justice’ Virtual Advocacy Day with 650 Participants from Across NY State, Speakers Called for Passage of the …

Read moreREV. AL SHARPTON, REP. BOWMAN, LEADING STATE LAWMAKERS & FAMILIES IMPACTED BY MASS INCARCERATION HELD VIRTUAL PRESS CONFERENCE FOR PAROLE JUSTICE IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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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Parole reform should top legislative agenda, advocates say

January 4, 2022 by susie day

January 4, 2022: Rachel Vick, Queens Daily Eagle

Read moreParole reform should top legislative agenda, advocates say

Parole advocates urge legislature to pass reform bills

September 2, 2021 by susie day

September 1, 2021: Rachel Vick, Queens Daily Eagle

Read moreParole advocates urge legislature to pass reform bills

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