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NY DailyNews: Gov. Hochul orders release of 191 Rikers Island inmates amid ‘hell on earth’ conditions at jail
NY Daily News
By Chris Sommerfeldt via NY Daily News Gov. Hochul ordered the immediate release of 191 Rikers Island inmates on Friday and signed a bill that paves the way for even more prisoners […]
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AP: New York tosses jail time for most minor parole violations
AP News
By Marina Villeneuve via AP News ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers will be able to avoid jail time for most nonviolent parole violations under a new law signed Friday by […]
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lohud: in kathy hochul, reform advocates see hope but proceed with caution
lohud
By Tiffany Cusaac-Smith | via Iohud During her time as lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul has said it’s time to “rethink our criminal justice system,” and reiterated that she has “evolve…
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next city: new york could reform parole, help thousands of people, and save millions
Next City
By Roshan Abraham | via Next City At a July 15 rally outside Governor Cuomo’s midtown Manhattan office, Rashaan Brown said he was working as a credible messenger — a person […]
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The City: rikers detainee endured ‘horrible conditions’ before dying in cell, jails overseer finds
The City
By Reuven Blau | via The City A detainee was held in “horrible conditions” — no pillows, blankets or regular food — in an intake pen on Rikers Island for several […]
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Amsterdam News: activists: reducing parole violations will better life after prison and cut prison costs
Amsterdam News
By Keith Paul Medelis | via Amsterdam News At a recent rally outside New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office, DeAndre Simmons clutched his hoodie as he walked slowly toward the impromptu […]
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Politics NY: criminal justice reform advocates push legislation giving parolees “earned time credit”
Politics NY
By Ariel Pacheco | via Politics NY Criminal justice reform advocates are ramping up the pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign recently passed legislation that would give parolees a 30 […]
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JJIE: Nonprofits Push Parole Reform and Housing for Parolees
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
By Anna Deen | via Juvenile Justice Information Exchange Since being released from New York City’s Rikers Island jail — where he’d been sentenced to four months for not being where […]
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Gotham Gazette: Key Fixes for New York’s Broken Parole System Await the Governor’s Signature
Gotham Gazette
By Yamirca Vazquez | via Gotham Gazette It wasn’t the eight months of military-style, intense shock incarceration that finally broke me; it was my parole officer. After my incarceration at Lakeview…
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video – #lessismoreny – katal member avion joins “it’s coffie time” with professor coffie
It's Coffie Time with Professor Coffie
Katal Center member Avion was a guest on It’s Coffie Time with Professor Coffie. He spoke about #LessIsMoreNY, and the positive impact the bill will have once signed into law […]
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QNS: bill that would reduce re-incarceration due to minor parole violations awaits cuomo’s signature
QNS
By Julia Moro | via QNS The state Assembly recently passed a parole reform bill that would break the cycle of re-incarceration that disproportionately affects communities of color. Non-criminal or mi…
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The City: another man died at rikers as lawmakers voted on parole bill that might have saved him
The City
By Reuven Blau | via The City At around 2 p.m. on Thursday, lawmakers in the state Senate began voting to overhaul New York’s parole system following years of lobbying from […]
