July 11, 2022: Kate Lisa, NYS Spectrum News 1
Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole boardRead More
Advocates question Hochul’s unfulfilled promise to staff parole board
TeAna Taylor
New York parole reformers, after seeing their policy push stall, now look past the November elections
June 23, 2022: Arun Venugopal, Gothamist
Arun Venugopal / Gothamist
Rev. Al Sharpton to endorse Albany bills that would ease parole of older prisoners
February 7, 2022: Graham Rayman, New York Daily News
Rev. Al Sharpton to endorse Albany bills that would ease parole of older prisonersRead More
Criminal justice reformers want to go beyond bail
December 7, 2021: Rebecca C. Lewis, City & State New York
Advocates, Jumaane Williams urge Hochul to use clemency power
November 24, 2021: Nick Reisman, Spectrum NY1
Advocates, Jumaane Williams urge Hochul to use clemency powerRead More
NAACP’s Hazel Dukes calls on Gov. Hochul to back New York parole reforms
October 18, 2021: Denis Slattery, New York Daily News
NAACP’s Hazel Dukes calls on Gov. Hochul to back New York parole reformsRead More
Lawmakers must reconvene and pass parole reform for community safety
July 30, 2021: TeAna Taylor, The Daily Gazette, Guest Column
Lawmakers must reconvene and pass parole reform for community safetyRead More
End Of Session Statement by Teana Taylor of The People’s Campaign for Parole Justice
On Final Day of Legislative Session, Lawmakers & Advocates Make Clear: Parole Reform Isn’t Done Without Elder Parole And Fair & Timely Parole Bills
June 10, 2021
PARTICIPANTS HIGHLIGHTED THE URGENCY OF PASSING ELDER PAROLE AND FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS AND LAY OUT THE HUMAN AND FINANCIAL TOLL OF INACTION
…Dr. Hazel Dukes of the NAACP Joins NYU Law Center on Race, Inequality & the Law to Release Report on Racial Disparities in Parole Decisions at Virtual Press Conference
Wednesday, June 9, 2021: New York, NY
SPEAKERS RELEASED NEW DATA HIGHLIGHTING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN NEW YORK’S PAROLE SYSTEM AND CALLED ON ALBANY LAWMAKERS TO PASS THE ELDER PAROLE & FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE BILLS IN FINAL DAYS OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION
…In Final Week Of Ny Legislative Session, Advocates And NYS Lawmakers Announce End-of-session Sleep-out For Parole Justice
600 New Yorkers & Lawmakers From Across State Join March for Parole Justice as Legislative Session Nears Close
June 5, 2021: New York, NY
Busloads of People From Western New York, Long Island, Capitol Region, Westchester, and NYC March from Gov. Cuomo’s Nyc Office to Legislative Leaders’ Downtown Offices to Demand Passage of The Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole Bills
…Parole reform advocacy is personal for 26-year-old activist
March 25, 2021: Tim Williams, WNYC/The Capitol Pressroom
Parole reform advocacy is personal for 26-year-old activistRead More