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Parole bills advance in NY Legislature

May 23, 2023 by susie day

By: Rebecca C. Lewis and Shantel Destra, City & State New York - As state lawmakers sort out their end-of-session priorities, parole reform appears to be on the agenda for both chambers. The state Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee voted to advance legislation meant to make it easier for incarcerated people to get considered for parole. And the Assembly Correction Committee was set to move that bill, along with another that would make elderly inmates eligible to get parole.

Bronx DA Darcel Clark backs parole reform bills

May 19, 2023 by susie day

By: Peter Sterne, City & State New York - Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark is supporting the passage of two bills that would allow people who have served long prison sentences to be eligible for parole.

PRISON CHIEF ANTHONY ANNUCCI TO RETIRE

May 18, 2023 by susie day

By: Maia Hibbett, New York Focus - After almost four decades with New York’s prison system, Anthony Annucci is on his way out....

La redención es la fe en acción

May 16, 2023 by susie day

Por: Rev. Juan Pastor Reyes y Elmer Flores, El Diario - "La redención es un principio central de muchas creencias. Creemos que todas las personas pueden ser redimidas y que nadie debe ser dejado atrás por nuestra sociedad. Ese es nuestro mandato diario – manifestar fe en la acción elevando la dignidad de todas las personas..."

New York support builds for making parole easier for people with long sentences

May 16, 2023 by susie day

By: Nick Reisman, Spectrum News 1 - "A proposal that would make it easier for people who have served more than a decade in prison to be considered for parole is gaining ground in the state Senate with a majority of lawmakers in the chamber now signing on to support the bill...."

Parole reform gets final push before end of legislative session

May 10, 2023 by susie day

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...."

Advocates Rally in Albany for Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole Bills

May 8, 2023 by susie day

By: Rob Abruzzese, Brooklyn Daily Eagle - "The event, dubbed, 'Freedom at the Finish Line -- Breaking Chains and Winning Parole Justice,' saw 350 passionate advocates take to the Empire State Plaza Concourse, accompanied by a full-size marching band and the powerful voices of freedom songs..."

The Memo: Tragic subway death sparks firestorm among New York Democrats

May 5, 2023 by susie day

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...."

Dying Behind Bars — Another Form of Capital Punishment

May 4, 2023 by susie day

By: Wyatt Stayner, Prison Journalism Project, "The aging prison population has tripled in the past two decades. These facilities, which offer poor medical care and a stressful environment, are ill-equipped to handle their graying population"

Fighting ‘furniture poverty’ for the formerly incarcerated

March 31, 2023 by susie day

By: Anna Lucente Sterling, Spectrum News/NY1, "When Keith Hunter was released from prison in 2020, it took him two-and-a-half years to secure the keys to his own apartment. Having a stable roof over his head gave Hunter, whose criminal record includes a slew of robbery convictions, a sense of stability after spending more than half of his life in the prison system..."

When Will My Sentence End? Reforming the Criminal Justice System • “The Problem with Jon Stewart”

March 25, 2023 by susie day

On "America’s Incarceration Epidemic," the March 25 episode of The Problem with Jon Stewart, Stewart tackles America’s incarceration epidemic, featuring interviews with Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner, and formerly incarcerated leaders Jay Jordan, CEO of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, and Mark Shervington, Statewide Advocacy Associate at RAPP (Release Aging People in Prison).

Parole system needs legislative overhaul, NY crime victims say

February 14, 2023 by susie day

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.