Leadership questions remain for Albany LEAD arrest-diversion program By Eduardo Medina| via Albany Times Union January 28, 2021   ALBANY – City leaders are planning changes in

Albany arrest-diversion program favors fewer – and whiter – residents By Eduardo Medina| via Albany Times Union January 25, 2021   ALBANY — At a meeting last

Seven of Eight Manhattan District Attorney Candidates Support Parole and Sentencing Reform By Samar Khurshid | via Gotham Gazette January 15, 2021   A crowded field of

COVID-19 leads to more ‘discretionary releases’ from prison, but advocates say it’s not enough By Kelan Lyons, Kasturi Pananjadi | via CT Mirror December 23, 2020

Days after inmate dies due to COVID-19, family speaks out about prison conditions inside As of December 9, there have been 10 inmates that have

CT hasn’t commuted a single prisoner’s sentence since before the pandemic. Advocates say it’s time to change. By Kelan Lyons via CT Mirror | November

Families Urge Cuomo to Release Loved Ones from Prison During COVID-19 Pandemic In addition to the releases he has already ordered, the New York governor

The cruelty of parole in New York By District Attorneys Darcel Clark, Eric Gonzalez, and Cy Vance, Jr. via Daily News | November 19, 2020  

Eighth person in state prison dies from COVID as advocates demand releases by KELAN LYONS via CT Mirror | NOVEMBER 18, 2020   The Department of Correction announced Wednesday