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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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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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Our Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo

May 17, 2022:

Our Hearts Are With the People of Buffalo

Dear RAPP Family,

Yesterday, RAPP’s Director Jose Saldaña released the following statement in response to the white supremacist attack in Buffalo:

“We are devastated, saddened, and infuriated by the white supremacist attack on the Black community in Buffalo. We stand in love, support, and solidarity with the people and families deeply harmed by this horrific act and the cumulative impact that racism has had on generations of Black people.

We must all eradicate white supremacy from our state’s systems, institutions, and culture. Importantly, we also call on lawmakers to take action to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the families and community targeted in this vicious act of hate. Reinstating the death penalty or expanding the use of life without parole sentences in response to this attack will accomplish neither. As is the case today, those condemned to death by execution or death by incarceration will be mostly Black and Brown New Yorkers. These extreme sanctions have never kept our communities safe. They only reinforce racism in our state and undermine rather than promote community safety and healing. Instead, our state’s political leaders must protect and empower Black and Brown communities by tearing down systems of racial oppression and by providing us with the material resources we need and deserve. All love and power to the people of Buffalo.”

In addition to sharing our statement on twitter, we ask that you join us in supporting local Buffalo organizations that are supporting community members on the ground, including:

  • Donate to Black Love Resists in the Rust’s Mental Health and Food Support Fund here: https://donate-usa.keela.co/mental-health-and-food-support
  • Drop off food at the Rooted in Love Community Fridge at 347 East Ferry Street, and/or make a donation to the cause: https://rootedinloveinc.com/donate-to-our-cause/
  • Drop-off fresh produce, milk, eggs, cheese, formula, baby food, juice, water, labeled cook meals (no raw meat) to the Buffalo Community Fridge at 257 E. Ferry St.
  • Donate to Feed Buffalo, a Black woman-led food pantry that provides access to free locally-sourced, healthy, and halal food: https://www.feedbuffalo.org/
  • Donate to Every Bottom Covered, a Black-led Diaper Bank located on the East Side of Buffalo: https://www.everybottomcovered.org/
  • Donate catered food by emailing: phylicia@blackloveresistsintherust.org.
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Parole justice will be in focus at Bedford Playhouse

May 6, 2022: Jeff Morris, The Record-Review

“The Interview,” a documentary by Jon Miller and Zach Russo
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The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis

May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)

Incarcerated for thirty-eight years, Jose Saldaña was released from prison at age 66. Today he leads the New York City–based Release Aging People in Prison, a grassroots organization dedicated to parole reform.
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Instead of Punishment, You Need a Movement: Why RAPP Leaves No One Behind

Laura Whitehorn and Jose Saldaña in RAPP’s office

April 8, 2022: susie day, Jose Saldaña, Laura Whitehorn, Verso Blog

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RAPP Campaign Calls on NY State Lawmakers to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Crime Bill and Address Root Causes of Crime

March 18, 2022: Press Release

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RAPP Campaign Calls on NY State Lawmakers to Oppose Gov. Hochul’s Crime Bill and Address Root Causes of CrimeRead More

First COVID death confirmed at Greene Correctional Facility

January 25, 2022: Ted Remsnyder, NNY360

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First COVID death confirmed at Greene Correctional FacilityRead More

Caucus lawmakers outline 2022 agenda for Albany

January 17, 2022: Nick Reisman, Spectrum News1

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State comptroller: Aging prison population means higher costs for New York

January 13, 2022: The Citizen staff, The Citizen/auburnpub.com

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DiNapoli: New York’s prison population has gotten smaller and older

January 13, 2022: Nick Reisman, NY1/Spectrum News

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DiNapoli: New York’s prison population has gotten smaller and olderRead More

Inmate at Attica dies of COVID-19

December 29, 2021: WGRZ Staff, WGRZTV

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Hochul calls for reforms as she grants clemency to 10 people, Advocates ‘heartbroken’ by the lack of breadth of Hochul’s actions

December 24, 2021: Joshua Solomon, Times Union

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Hochul calls for reforms as she grants clemency to 10 people, Advocates ‘heartbroken’ by the lack of breadth of Hochul’s actionsRead More

New York’s Prisons Are Turning Into Senior-Citizen Centers

December 23, 2021: Errol Louis, Intelligencer, New York magazine

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