Albany again picks up parole reform bills
By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle
Advocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates
By: David Slattery, NY Daily News ALBANY — Proponents of a pair of bills that would overhaul the state’s parole system renewed their push for change Wednesday as lawmakers held …
Lawmakers explore proposed reforms to NY state parole system
By: Kate Lisa, Spectrum News 1 Lawmakers took a hard look Wednesday at proposed legislation to reform New York state’s parole system and make it easier for incarcerated people to …
Commentary: “Let me be a grandfather”: Does New York need to keep aging prisoners locked up?
By: John J. Lennon, Times Union When 63-year-old Mike Young wakes up in his B North cell, he washes up and shakes pills out of eight different medicine bottles—pills for …
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
Former convicts deserve better
July 24, 2022: Eddie Gibbs, NY Daily NewsGibbs is the first and only formerly incarcerated member of the Legislature, representing East Harlem in the NY State Assembly
Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board
July 11, 2022: Kate Lisa, NYS Spectrum News 1
I Joined the Parole Board to Make a Difference. Now I Call It ‘Conveyor Belt Justice.’
Between the grueling schedule, copious paperwork, abrupt hearings and risk-averse colleagues, prison reformer Carol Shapiro realized the New York parole system was dysfunctional by design June 17, 2021: Carol Shapiro …
Uptick in crime helps kill 2 New York parole bills
June 6, 2022: Susan Arbetter, Spectrum News/Capital Tonight
What’s In, What’s Out: 2022 State Legislative Session Ends with Major Policy Decisions
June 4, 2022: Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Gotham Gazette
