Third Death in Four Weeks Rocks Bedford Hills Women’s Prison
Rebecca McCray / New York Focus — This week’s death, which incarcerated people and advocates described as a suicide, comes at a time of turmoil in the facility...
Queens based lawmakers and formerly incarcerated advocates rally for new prison reform bills
Athena Dawson, QNS: Lawmakers from Queens, alongside prison reform advocates, converged in Albany Wednesday to champion parole justice for families in Queens...
One-fifth of Queens residents in NY prisons are 55 or older, data shows
Jacob Kaye, Queens Daily Eagle: According to data from the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, around 18 percent of all Queens residents serving their sentences in New York State prisons are 55 years or older. Many, according to advocates, were given multi-decade sentences at a young age and despite changing their lives while incarcerated, have found it difficult to petition for their release....
Advocates call for clemency ahead of the holidays
Marisa Marcellino and Adolfo Carrion: News12 Brooklyn – Advocates rallied outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office in Manhattan on Monday, calling for clemency for incarcerated women ahead of the holidays...
Nonprofit mission: ‘A furnished apartment makes someone feel human’
By: Tim Murphy, NYN Media: How a used couch and other pieces of second-hand furniture have gone a long way for a nonprofit in helping those coming directly out of the prison and the shelter systems
Advocates, lawmakers to honor formerly incarcerated in push for parole reforms
By: Dennis Slattery, NY Daily News: Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers who are now making a difference in their communities will be honored Wednesday as advocates and lawmakers push for parole reforms.