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  • Protests for and against ‘Less is More’ law in Rochester

    November 23, 2021

    By Matt Driffill via Rochester First ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Those for, and against, the “Less is More” law demonstrated outside the Monroe County Hall of Justice Monday. The bill was signe…

  • Protesters, counterprotesters rally over New York State’s ‘Less is More’ law

    November 22, 2021

    By WHEC TV via whec.com ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Protesters and counterprotesters rallied outside of the Hall of Justice Monday over New York State’s “Less is More” law. The law made…

  • “This Is Your Brain on Racism”: Reflections on the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986

    October 29, 2021

    By: gabriel sayegh via Medium.com This week marks the 35th anniversary of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, which Congress passed four months after the death of University of Maryland star [&helli…

  • The Riverdale Press:Law makes parole violations much more rare

    October 24, 2021

    By Ethan Stark-Miller via The Riverdale Press Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio took another step toward alleviating what they described as the crisis on Rikers Island earlier this [……

  • City Limits:Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers

    October 19, 2021

    By JeanMarie Evelly via City Limits Beginning Monday, the city and state started transferring more than 200 women and transgender people being held at Rikers Island to state-run prison facilities…

  • Queens Daily Eagle:Queens leaders lean on DA to stop bail amid Rikers crisis

    October 6, 2021

    By Rachel Vick via Queens Daily Eagle Days after Queens Defenders issued a letter to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz asking her office to stop requesting bail, lawmakers, advocates and public […

  • WRGB Albany:Former inmates/advocates urge state to invest more money into parole transition programs

    September 23, 2021

    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 […]

  • SpectrumNews1:Prison reform advocates rally to close Rikers Island

    September 22, 2021

    By Clodagh Mcgowan via SpectrumNews1 Henry Robinson says he spent three months on Rikers Island in 2017 for a minor parole violation.  “It’s terrible. It’s really bad. I was there where [&hell…

  • AMNY:‘Torture island’: Calls grow louder for mayor to shutter Rikers, address inhumane conditions

    September 22, 2021

    By Dean Moses via AMNY  The fight to close and decarcerate Rikers Island continued on Sept. 22 with the latest rally outside City Hall, as activists and elected officials continue […]

  • SpectrumNews1:NY parole officials preparing for implementation of Less is More Act

    September 20, 2021

    By Wendy Wright via SpectrumNews1 New York State Parole officials are preparing for the implementation of the Less is More Act, the Parole Reform Bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy […]

  • AMNY:After latest Rikers Island death, de Blasio acknowledges more improvements coming

    September 20, 2021

    By Morgan C. Mullings via AMNY  The most recent inmate death on Rikers Island spurred renewed outrage from criminal justice advocates — and renewed promises from Mayor Bill de Blasio on […]

  • WBFO:Hochul signs law to end sending New Yorkers back to prison on minor parole violations, immediately releases nearly 200 inmates

    September 20, 2021

    By Karen DeWitt via WBFO  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered the immediate release of nearly 200 state prison inmates being held for committing technical parole violations, while also [&he…

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