Elder Parole Bill

New York’s ageing prisoners languish with poor medical care and little hope

Advocates in New York hope the case of Valerie Gaiter, who died in prison after 40 years behind bars, will help bring reform

August 20, 2022: Gloria Oladipo,The Guardian

State lawmakers joined formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and activists during a rally in support of parole reforms in New York, on 20 April 2022. *Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images*

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Former convicts deserve better

July 24, 2022: Eddie Gibbs, NY Daily News
Gibbs is the first and only formerly incarcerated member of the Legislature, representing East Harlem in the NY State Assembly

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Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board

July 11, 2022: Kate Lisa, NYS Spectrum News 1

*Advocates question Hochul’s empty vow to staff parole board*

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Uptick in crime helps kill 2 New York parole bills

June 6, 2022: Susan Arbetter, Spectrum News/Capital Tonight

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What’s In, What’s Out: 2022 State Legislative Session Ends with Major Policy Decisions

June 4, 2022: Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Gotham Gazette

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Protestors erect prison graveyard outside New York Capitol amid prison crisis

June 1, 2022: Isabel Song Beer, AMNY

*Protestors erect prison graveyard outside NY Capitol amid Rikers crisis. May 31, 2022 Courtesy of Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP)* ri

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ALBANY: Activists Demand Parole Justice

CBS 6: More than 70 New Yorkers, disproportionately Black elders, are projected to die in prison during the legislative recess if lawmakers don’t act. We’ve got enough support to pass Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole but we need @AndreaSCousins & @CarlHeastie to call a vote...

May 31, 2022: J.T. Fetch, CBS 6 News, WRGB Albany

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Commentary: A victim and a man doing time for murder agree – we need to end violence

May 26, 2022: Kathleen Pequeño and Leroy Taylor, Times Union

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Freed from a double-life sentence, a long-imprisoned New Yorker urges Albany to find relief for others

May 19, 2022, Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

^{Gregory Mingo, 69, served nearly 4 decades in prison before former Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted his 50-year sentence. Mingo was convicted in the 1980 murders of Queens residents James Parker and Karen Sheets. He has always maintained his innocence.}
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How the pandemic affected incarcerated people and their loved one

While incarcerated people were left to suffer behind prison walls during the first waves of the pandemic, their families were left to worry in the dark

May 16, 2022: Aiyuba Thomas and Tommaso Bardelli, Prism