Steve Zeidman

Governor Hochul’s ‘Rolling’ Clemency Process Has Set Just One Person Free

July 25, 2022: Victoria Law, Hell Gate

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Freed from a double-life sentence, a long-imprisoned New Yorker urges Albany to find relief for others

May 19, 2022, Arun Venugopal, Gothamist

^{Gregory Mingo, 69, served nearly 4 decades in prison before former Gov. Andrew Cuomo commuted his 50-year sentence. Mingo was convicted in the 1980 murders of Queens residents James Parker and Karen Sheets. He has always maintained his innocence.}
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Zombie Commissioners and Antiquated Structure Poses Hurdles for Parole Reform

Governor Kathy Hochul says she will finally fill vacancies on the state’s parole board, opening the potential to shift from presumptive detention

February 8, 2022: Nick Pinto, New York Focus/Bolts

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David Gilbert, Ex-Weather Underground Member, Granted Clemency by Cuomo. Will Parole Board Free Him?

August 24, 2021: Amy Goodman, Steve Zeidman, Democracy Now!

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Cuomo gives clemency to 6, including Brink’s heist driver

August 24, 2021: Associated Press, WWNY 7 News

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Despite Recent Batches Of Clemencies, Prison Reform Advocates Feel Let Down By Cuomo

August 24, 2021: Jim O’Grady, Gothamist

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