May 26, 2022: Kathleen Pequeño and Leroy Taylor, Times Union
Commentary: A victim and a man doing time for murder agree – we need to end violenceRead More
victims' rights
The Past Doesn’t Change But People Absolutely Do
May 9, 2022: Melissa Tanis, Amplified Voices: Criminal Legal Reform Advocates with Lived Experience (Spotify podcast)
The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health Crisis
May, 2022: Jonathan S. Bor, HealthAffairs.org (Health Affairs, vol 41, no.5)
The Aging of the US Prison Population: A Public Health CrisisRead More
Another Voice: New York criminal law must value the possibilities of redemption
April 29, 2022: Amber Vlangas, The Buffalo News
Another Voice: New York criminal law must value the possibilities of redemptionRead More
Op-Ed: We must provide more support to victims & survivors
April 26, 2022: New York State Assemblyperson Anna Kelles, The Ithaca Voice
Op-Ed: We must provide more support to victims & survivorsRead More
NY LAWMAKERS, MOTHERS OF MURDERED CHILDREN, OTHER SURVIVORS OF OR CRIME VICTIMS & ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE GROUPS GATHERED AT NY CAPITOL TO CALL FOR PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE BILLS
April 25, 2022: Press Release
SPEAKERS CALLED FOR PASSAGE OF THE ELDER PAROLE, FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE, AND FAIR ACCESS TO VICTIM COMPENSATION BILLS TO PROMOTE HEALING AND SAFETY AS PART OF A PAROLE JUSTICE & SURVIVOR JUSTICE ADVOCACY DAY
Crime victims groups push parole overhaul in New York
Signers on the letter first shared with POLITICO argued that victims are not always served by the harshest punishments
April 25, 2022: Erin Durkin, POLITICO Pro
Crime victims groups push parole overhaul in New YorkRead More
Don’t speak for crime victims — just listen to us
April 24, 2022: Luz Marquez Bembow, The Riverdale Press