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Jose Saldana

Formerly incarcerated and fighting for prison reform

September 12, 2023 by susie day

By: Tim Murphy, NY Nonprofit Media: Jose Hamza Saldana, director of Release Aging People in Prison, in a conversation with New York Nonprofit Media, discusses how to effect change in the face of an Albany scared of seeming soft on crime.

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Personnel changes on New York’s Parole Board

July 3, 2023 by susie day

By: David Lombardo, The Capitol Pressroom - Two incarceration-focused bills have advanced to the New York State Assembly Correction Committee. The elder parole legislation has been co-sponsored by 31 people, including state Sens. Gustavo Rivera and Robert Jackson....

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Incarceration bills give older prisoners second chance in New York

June 11, 2023 by susie day

By: Eric Harvey, The Riverdale Press - Two incarceration-focused bills have advanced to the New York State Assembly Correction Committee. The elder parole legislation has been co-sponsored by 31 people, including state Sens. Gustavo Rivera and Robert Jackson....

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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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New York support builds for making parole easier for people with long sentences

May 16, 2023 by susie day

By: Nick Reisman, Spectrum News 1 - "A proposal that would make it easier for people who have served more than a decade in prison to be considered for parole is gaining ground in the state Senate with a majority of lawmakers in the chamber now signing on to support the bill...."

Read moreNew York support builds for making parole easier for people with long sentences

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..."

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Parole system needs legislative overhaul, NY crime victims say

February 14, 2023 by susie day

By: Raga Justin, Times Union: ALBANY — Survivors of violent crimes stood side-by-side with former inmates at the Capitol on Tuesday to push again for an overhaul of the state’s parole system, which advocates said has unfairly pitted victims against people who commit crimes — especially in a time of renewed political agitation about public safety.

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Arrecia llamado a Albany para que aprueben reformas de libertad condicional para presos mayores y más reclusos elegibles

January 18, 2023 by Melissa Tanis

Por: Edwin Martínez, El Diario: Antiguos prisioneros, familiares de internos y líderes políticos se unieron en una manifestación en el Capitolio de Nueva York para exigir a la Legislatura que dé luz verde a un paquete de proyectos de ley para sacar a más presos de las cárceles

Read moreArrecia llamado a Albany para que aprueben reformas de libertad condicional para presos mayores y más reclusos elegibles

Advocates, lawmakers to honor formerly incarcerated in push for parole reforms

January 17, 2023 by Melissa Tanis

By: Dennis Slattery, NY Daily News: Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who are now making a difference in their communities will be honored Wednesday as advocates and lawmakers push for parole reforms.

Read moreAdvocates, lawmakers to honor formerly incarcerated in push for parole reforms

Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

December 10, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Victoria Law, The Nation California and New York legislators are trying to undo the damage caused since the 1994 Crime Bill. But elder parole isn’t working as hoped. Rita …

Read moreDemocrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

Albany again picks up parole reform bills

December 8, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

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Advocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates

December 7, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

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 …

Read moreAdvocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates
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