RAPP Campaign

Release Aging People in Prison Campaign

omnibus bill

Advocate criticizes lack of parole reform in New York prison omnibus package

Susan Arbetter / Spectrum News — After months of back and forth, Democrats in the New York state Senate and Assembly have reached a deal on a slate of prison reforms in response to the deaths of two men, Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi, at the hands of correction officers in state facilities. The omnibus bill has multiple parts...

Read moreAdvocate criticizes lack of parole reform in New York prison omnibus package

State Democrats get behind NY prison reforms in legislative session’s final days

Jeongyoon Han / WXXI News — Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly agreed late Monday on a set of prison reforms that would increase oversight in New York correctional facilities, months after the beating deaths of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi at the hands of corrections officers while incarcerated...

Read moreState Democrats get behind NY prison reforms in legislative session’s final days