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Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
Ethan Geringer-Sameth, Crains New York Business — A package of bills that has floated in Albany for close to a decade would make it easier for imprisoned seniors to receive parole, a measure supporters say is both humane and cost-saving as state lawmakers look for ways to plug a multi-billion-dollar outyear budget gap...
Jeongyoon Han/ WXXI NEWS / NPR — The state’s parole board is 33% less likely to release a person of color than a white person, according to a report by the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law at New York University analyzing data from 2022 to March 2025...
Johan Sheridan / News10 ABC — ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) Lawmakers, activists, and families of incarcerated New Yorkers gathered Tuesday at the New York State Capitol to demand that the State Legislature pass a pair of parole reform bills. The “Parole Justice for Our Futures” rally called for policies that prioritize rehabilitation without compromising community safety...
Robert Abruzzese / Brooklyn Daily Eagle — A recent report by NYU Law’s Center on Race, Inequality & the Law, titled “Freedom Delayed, Justice Denied: Increasing Racial Disparities in New York State’s Parole Release Decisions,” highlights significant racial disparities in parole release rates in New York State...
Robert Abruzzese / Brooklyn Daily Eagle — The New York State Legislature is ending its 2024 legislative session without passing the Elder Parole (S2423/A2035) and Fair & Timely Parole (S307/A162) bills, despite both measures having garnered majority support in both houses. Advocates argue that older, formerly incarcerated adults have the lowest recidivism rates and can enhance community safety through mentorship and violence prevention...
Robert Abruzzese / Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn legislators, including State Sens. Julia Salazar and Gustavo Rivera, alongside Assemblymembers Maritza Davila and Latrice Walker, joined a group of 18 New York lawmakers on Monday in Albany to support parole reforms...
Robert Abruzzese / Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Lawmakers and advocates from Brooklyn, including individuals who were formerly incarcerated, held a press conference in Albany on Monday to discuss the importance of parole justice for families in the state...
Amanda D’Ambrosio: Crain’s New York Business – DLegislators and aging advocates are pressing state health officials to include elder parole reform in the state’s Master Plan for Aging—an effort they say is critical to address the health crisis for older New Yorkers in prisons....
October 19, 2023: In latter to NY State Department of Health and the State Office for the Aging, Senators and Assembly Members urge enactment of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills + comprehensive re-entry support network for older adults
By: Brooklyn Eagle Staff, Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Attorney General James ... said, “The Elder Parole bill will help create a pathway for people to re-enter our society and be reunited with their families. When people transform their lives, they deserve an opportunity for redemption.”
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.
