If the Risk is Low, Let Them Go
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
How the pandemic affected incarcerated people and their loved oneRead More
May 11, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist
Advocates for parole reform make a pitch to lawmakers in AlbanyRead More
May 6, 2022: Jeff Morris, The Record-Review
Parole justice will be in focus at Bedford PlayhouseRead More
April 29, 2022: Amber Vlangas, The Buffalo News
Another Voice: New York criminal law must value the possibilities of redemptionRead More
April 26, 2022: New York State Assemblyperson Anna Kelles, The Ithaca Voice
Op-Ed: We must provide more support to victims & survivorsRead More
April 25, 2022: Amal Tlaige, myChamplainValley.com
Advocates push for three bills to end cycle of violenceRead More
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 PART OF A PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE ADVOCACY DAY
April 24, 2022: Luz Marquez Bembow, The Riverdale Press
April 20, 2022: Samar Khurshid, Gotham Gazette
12 Issues to Watch in Albany’s Post-Budget Legislative SessionRead More
March 22, 2022: Jonah Walters, Nonprofit Quarterly
Parole Justice Now: Confronting Death by Incarceration in New YorkRead More
March 11, 2022: Chel Miller, Times Union
“On February 24, 2022, we sent a letter to the leadership of the New York State legislature in support of two bills, the Elder Parole Bill and the Fair and Timely Parole Bill, that would reduce the number of people in New York State prisons and thus lessen the risk of COVID in state prison facilities.“
February 24, 2022: UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project
February 24, 2022: Stephen Hart, The Buffalo News
Another Voice: State should grant parole to people who don’t need to be in prisonRead More
The Fair and Timely Parole Bill directs that parole be granted unless the inmate presents a current and unreasonable risk or such risk cannot be mitigated by parole supervision
February 16, 2022: Manhattan Community Board Six
February 21, 2022: Kara Burnett, NY1/Spectrum News
