RAPP Campaign
Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
By: Lisa Kate, Spectrum News 1 - Lawmakers in the Assembly Correction Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to mandate any person in New York prison aged 55 and older to be eligible for a parole hearing after they've served at least 15 years of their sentence. It would include people serving life sentences..
By: Maia Hibbett, New York Focus - After almost four decades with New York’s prison system, Anthony Annucci is on his way out....
By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle - "With just several weeks left before the end of the state’s legislative session, hundreds of criminal justice reform advocates rallied in Albany in support of two bills that would alter the state’s parole process for elderly incarcerated individuals...."
By: Niall Stanage, The Hill, "The killing of a troubled man in a New York City subway car earlier this week has ignited a political firestorm...."
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.
By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle: Last year, Robert Webster was sitting in prison, facing the prospect of serving two more decades of his 50 year to life sentence. The Queens man had already served 34 years of that sentence, which he was given when he was 17 years old.
By: Chris Gelardi and Sam Mellins, New York Focus: This time last year, Hochul promised to fully staff the parole board. But vacancies have only grown — and went unmentioned in this year’s agenda.
November 16, 2022: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle
November 11, 2022, Reuven Blau,The City
September 27, 2022: Michelle Bocanegra, Gothamist
August 31, 2022, Eduardo Cuevas, lohud.
