WRGB Albany:Former inmates/advocates urge state to invest more money into parole transition programs
By Emma Quinn via WRGB Albany ALBANY (WRGB) — By March 2022, over $680 million dollars of New York state tax dollars can be redistributed once the “Less is More” Act takes effect. The legislation was signed by Governor Hochul on Friday and means those on parole will no longer get sentenced for a technical parole violation. […]
press release – community groups, people and families impacted by mass incarceration, gather at rikers island bridge in support of #lessismoreny & criminal justice reforms
PRESS RELEASE September 24, 2021 Yonah Zeitz, yonah@katalcenter.org | 347-201-2768 Follow online: #CutShutInvestNY #CloseRikers | @katalcenter Community Groups, People and Families Impacted by Mass Incarceration, Gather at Rikers Island Bridge in Support of #LessIsMoreNY & Criminal Justice Reforms Coalition Stands Against Lawmakers Who, in Face of Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers, are Calling for Policies that Make Our […]
