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Release Aging People in Prison

Over 25,000 People in Prison Await Decisions on Their Clemency Applications

December 19, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Victoria Law, Truthout: Across the U.S., people in prison are hoping for compassion — and clemency — allowing them to rejoin their loved ones.

Read moreOver 25,000 People in Prison Await Decisions on Their Clemency Applications

Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

December 10, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Victoria Law, The Nation California and New York legislators are trying to undo the damage caused since the 1994 Crime Bill. But elder parole isn’t working as hoped. Rita …

Read moreDemocrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars.

Albany again picks up parole reform bills

December 8, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

Read moreAlbany again picks up parole reform bills

Advocates push for NY lawmakers to expand parole eligibility

December 8, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

Elise Kline, WENY, Erie News NOW

Read moreAdvocates push for NY lawmakers to expand parole eligibility

Senate committee considers bills that would end death by incarceration

December 7, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Raga Justin, Times Union Legislators heard testimony Wednesday on a pair of bills that advocates say would help elderly inmates withdecades-long sentences avoid dying in prison ALBANY — Robert …

Read moreSenate committee considers bills that would end death by incarceration

Advocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates

December 7, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: David Slattery, NY Daily News ALBANY — Proponents of a pair of bills that would overhaul the state’s parole system renewed their push for change Wednesday as lawmakers held …

Read moreAdvocates, lawmakers renew push for N.Y. parole reform that would ease the release of older inmates

Black, Hispanic people more often disciplined in NY prisons, Inspector General says

December 7, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By : Eduardo Cuevas, lohud. People of color are more likely to face discipline while incarcerated in New York prisons compared to their white counterparts — and disparities appear to have worsened, a new state Inspector General’s report found.

Read moreBlack, Hispanic people more often disciplined in NY prisons, Inspector General says

Fighting new prison care package ban

December 1, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

By: Deirdre Bardolf, Assoc. Ed., Queens Chronicle Lawmakers and advocates gathered outside the Queensboro Correctional Facility in Long Island City on Tuesday to condemn a directive from the state Department …

Read moreFighting new prison care package ban

While some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more

November 16, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 16, 2022: Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle

Read moreWhile some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more

Zeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul

November 11, 2022 by Melissa Tanis

November 11, 2022, Reuven Blau,The City

Read moreZeldin Threat Passed, Criminal Justice Reformers Ready to Push Hochul

Out of Prison, Meat in the Game: Anthony Dixon vs the Matrix

November 6, 2022 by susie day

By: susie day, CounterPunch+ -- "At seven, Anthony was sent to the New York Children’s Village, a facility for “troubled children,” where he remained until he was nine. As he grew older, he spent more time in various forms of state custody. In fact, Anthony, now 61, estimates that, since his first encounter with “the system,” he has lived maybe eight years of his life outside an institution...."

Read moreOut of Prison, Meat in the Game: Anthony Dixon vs the Matrix

‘A survival lifeline’: Families decry ban on care packages in NY prisons

September 28, 2022 by susie day

September 27, 2022: Michelle Bocanegra, Gothamist

Read more‘A survival lifeline’: Families decry ban on care packages in NY prisons
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