RAPP Campaign
Release Aging People in Prison Campaign
Johan Sheridan, WWLP-22News — NY Governor Kathy Hochul pardoned 19 formerly incarcerated individuals, but faced criticism from criminal justice advocates for not commuting the sentences of anyone currently incarcerated, especially women in honor of Mother's Day. As of May 2026, the state's prison system houses 34,066 inmates, and prison reformers are raising alarms about increasing deaths within state prison facilities....
Victoria Law, Truthout: We have a long way to go to bring justice to all the individuals who were harmed by the ‘tough on crime,’ zero-tolerance legislation passed in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s,” says Amy Povah, founder and director of CAN-DO Justice through Clemency, which advocates for people imprisoned on federal drug sentences...
December 24, 2021: Joshua Solomon, Times Union
August 20, 2021: Monica Espitia, Spectrum News/NY1
August 18, 2021: Tiffany Cusaac-Smith, lohud.
