The Past Doesn’t Change But People Absolutely Do
May 9, 2022: Melissa Tanis, Amplified Voices: Criminal Legal Reform Advocates with Lived Experience (Spotify podcast)
NY LAWMAKERS, MOTHERS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, OTHER SURVIVORS OF OR CRIME VICTIMS & ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE GROUPS GATHERED AT NY CAPITOL TO CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE BILLS
April 25, 2022: Press Release SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE, FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE, AND FAIR ACCESS TO VICTIM COMPENSATION BILLS TO PROMOTE HEALING AND SAFETY AS …
About 1,300 died in NY state prisons in the last decade, research shows
October 13, 2021: Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, lohud.
Report says New York State prison system has created ‘a new death penalty’
October 11, 2021: Gloria Pazmino, Spectrum NY1 Exclusive
New York State’s New Death Penalty: The Death Toll of Mass Incarceration in a Post-Execution Era
Center for Justice at Columbia University This report compiles and analyzes data on in-custody deaths in New York State between 1976 and 2020 and offers policy recommendations for curtailing the …
Survivors of Crime Can Speak for Ourselves – Pass Parole Reform
June 28, 2021: Melissa Tanis, AMNY
Crime Victims, Survivor Advocates, Formerly Incarcerated Advocates and Legislators From Across NY State Hold Virtual Press Conference for Parole Reform During National Crime Victims Rights Week
April 22, 2021 — 10:00am: New York, New York Participants Highlighted Intersections of Parole Justice and Survivor Justice