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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 day “earned t…
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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 his parole o…
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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 by Governor Cuomo…
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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 experts and advocates. T…
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BronxNet – the bronx social justice and anti-violence forums | katal center for equity, health, and justice
BronxNet
Daren Jamie | via BronxNet Host Daren Jaime sits down with the Director of Community Organizing at Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, Kenyatta Muzzani discussing the organization utilizes…
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Gothamist: New York Legislature Passes Parole Reform Bill Intended to Slash Prison Population
Gothamist
By George Joseph | via Gothamist Albany has passed a new law designed to curb the number of people sent back to prison for non-criminal parole violations. If signed into law by Governor Cuomo, the …
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Spectrum News 1 – state of politics: can criminal justice measures reach the finish line?
Spectrum News 1 – State of Politics
By Nick Reisman | via Spectrum News 1 – State of Politics State lawmakers are bumping up against the self-imposed Thursday deadline to finish out the legislative session and a pair of key crimi…
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The City: parole reform bill set to pass in albany after rikers deaths
The City
By Reuven Blau | via The City State lawmakers struck a deal Tuesday to overhaul New York’s parole system to limit when formerly incarcerated people could be re-jailed. Under the “Less Is More Act…
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The City: death of two men at rikers — one held on shoplifting rap — amplifies push to overhaul parole rules
The City
By Reuven Blau | via The City Two men locked up on low-level arrests that violated their parole — one of them a new father jailed for allegedly shoplifting — recently died behind bars on Rikers I…
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Black Star News: coalition rallies outside nyc office of governor cuomo demanding passage of parole reform
Black Star News
Coalition Rallies Outside NYC Office of Governor Cuomo Demanding Passage of Parole Reform via Black Star News May 8, 2021 New York, NY – Friday, the #LessIsMoreNY Coalition, includin…
