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This year we accomplished a lot together. We helped bring more people home, trained new leaders, and built power across the state. We testified at the UN, went to Broadway, and helped win several campaigns. Please help us continue our work in 2024:
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A message from Oscar award winning actor Joaquin Phoenix: “I’m calling on
@NYGovCuomo
to take action in New York by granting clemency to New Yorkers in prison. The lives of so many people depend on his action. No one deserves to die in prison from COVID-19.”
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: Ohio has begun releasing incarcerated people in the wake of the Coronavirus.
@NYGovCuomo
must do the same for incarcerated New Yorkers before it's too late.
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
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Thank you
@AOC
for uplifting critical COVID-19 initiatives impacting people in U.S. prisons & jails:
✅
#FreeOurElders
w/ elderly clemencies
✅ Curtail pre-trial detention
✅ Reduce arrests
We hope
@NYGovCuomo
&
@NYCMayor
are listening.
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: CA Gov. Gavin Newsome just commuted 21 peoples’ prison sentences, including 7 death-by-incarceration sentences. In one day, Newsome commuted more sentences than
@NYGovCuomo
has in his entire tenure as Gov. of NY. 1/
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.
@AyannaPressley
is on point right now. Her message on the Coronavirus and incarcerated people:
✅ Release elders in prison, who pose no threat to society
✅ Grant clemency to people in prison & jail
✅ Stop exploiting the labor of people in prison
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
Our destinies are tied. We need to talk about every vulnerable population as we respond with urgency & empathy.
Join us for a national emergency call about
#COVID
ー19 at 3:30pm
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BREAKING: A majority of NY Senators have signed onto Elder Parole! The bill would allow incarcerated older people who’ve served 15+ years a chance for release on a case-by-case basis. It’s time to pass this bill to reunite families and promote safety.
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BREAKING: An employee at Sing Sing Correctional Facility has tested positive for Coronavirus. COVID-19 has officially entered New York State prisons. Thousands of incarcerated elders are now at risk of dying from the virus. We need
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
An Employee at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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BREAKING: The NY Parole Board is releasing white people significantly more than Black & Latinx people. 4 years after
@NYGovCuomo
ordered an investigation into the Board’s racism, nothing has changed. Albany lawmakers must act and pass Fair & Timely Parole.
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BREAKING:
@AOC
calls on
@NYGovCuomo
&
@NYCMayor
to
#FreeOurElders
in the wake of COVID-19. "We must aggressively reduce our incarcerated population to avoid a potentially deadly outbreak across our city & state prisons."
#ClemencyNow
Story by
@SlatteryNYDN
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BREAKING: The NY State Parole Board has granted release to David Gilbert, an incarcerated elder who has spent decades in prison transforming his life and the lives of countless others. We support this decision.
A statement from our Director
@hamzasaldana614
:
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We are pleased to announce that our Director Jose Saldana has finally been released from parole supervision.
The prison & parole systems had him in their grips for 41 years. Today he is free. Celebrate with us by joining the movement for
#ParoleJusitceNY
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BREAKING: A 58 year-old incarcerated person has died at Sing Sing Correctional Facility of what many believe was COVID-19. His name was Juan Mosquero. "He was in isolation for weeks complaining about loss of breath, all they gave him was Tylenol." 1/2
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BREAKING: Guards at MDC Brooklyn killed
#JamelFloyd
today. While police engage in racist violence against Black people in the street, incarcerated people are brutalized behind bars. Lawmakers must act in this moment by addressing racial violence across the entire legal system.
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BREAKING:
@GovKathyHochul
just announced she is only granting one clemency to an incarcerated New Yorker this holiday season. We are tremendously disappointed and urge her to take real action. Full statement from our Director
@hamzasaldana614
:
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BREAKING: In a front page, NY Times exposé published this morning,
@NYGovCuomo
’s administration admits that New York has no plan to follow CDC guidelines and vaccinate incarcerated people in state prison.
The story features RAPP Leader Theresa.
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BREAKING: 74-year old elder Salih Abdullah has died in prison. He served 47 years & suffered a fatal stroke in the middle of his 14th Parole Board appearance. We are outraged.
@NYGovCuomo
& the Board failed him. Albany must act. Story by
@Noah__Goldberg
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We're so happy to announce the hiring of our new, full-time New York City Community Organizer Jaslin Kaur (
@jaslinforqueens
). Read more about Jaslin in her bio below, give her a follow, and join us in welcoming her to our RAPP family! 🎉
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BREAKING: Members of Congress, including
@AyannaPressley
@AOC
&
@NydiaVelazquez
call on
@NYGovCuomo
& other leaders of the National Governors Association to grant
#ClemencyNow
amidst COVID-19. "You ha[ve] the power to stop this preventable tragedy from being more devastating."
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BREAKING: An incarcerated person at Attica has died of COVID-19. We are saddened & outraged. This is the 5th incarcerated person to die of COVID in December. 5X more incarcerated NYers have died of COVID than been granted clemency by
@GovKathyHochul
Statement from our Director:
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BREAKING: 500+ New Yorkers from across the state marching through the NYS Capitol to end death-by-incarceration sentences and promote parole justice. “Bring them home!” Albany, can you hear us?!
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THANK YOU😭😭😭
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TODAY: RAPP Leader Theresa met
@GovKathyHochul
at her campaign event in Washington Heights asking Hochul to free her loved one and others from prison.
“My husband is an impacted person in prison. Are you going to grant clemency to him and many others?”
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: The families of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, international faith leaders, and Nobel laureates are calling on
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
to incarcerated elder David Gilbert.
#FreeDavidGilbert
#FreeOurElders
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BREAKING: CA Gov.
@GavinNewsom
granted clemency to 21 people in prison last night, including 10 older adults vulnerable to COVID-19. With the stroke of a pen, Newsom granted the same # of sentencing commutations in 1 day as
@NYGovCuomo
has in 9 years. Our statement:
#ClemencyNow
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World-renowned prison abolitionist and academic Ruth Wilson Gilmore and her husband Craig have joined the growing movement calling on
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
&
#FreeOurElders
Governor
@NYGovCuomo
Release all elders & other vulnerable people.
#Covid19
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
#LetThemGo
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We are pleased to announce that elder Jalil Muntaqim is coming home after nearly 50 years behind bars.
#FreeOurElders
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BREAKING: Another incarcerated New Yorker has died of COVID-19. We are saddened & outraged.
NY State lawmakers begin their legislative session in Albany this week. It's time for them to pass the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills to address this crisis. Our statement:
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It is with deep sadness that we share that our beloved co-founder and friend Kathy Boudin has died. May we all celebrate Kathy’s life and legacy.
Read more about Kathy's life and the impact she had on so many:
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BREAKING: 46 New York State Senators and Assembly Members are calling on
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
and
#StopTheSpread
of COVID-19 in NY's 52 state prisons. It's a matter of public health, racial justice, and saving lives.
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
's prison system has only released 5 people on medical parole amidst COVID-19. Thousands are old & sick. Arthur Green is one of them. He is 70, has been in prison 44 years & is dying in prison hospice.
#FreeArthurGreen
#FreeOurElders
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HUGE NEWS: Thanks to an amazing, community effort, the Governor has RESCINDED New York's awful prison package program. Big shout out to all the family members, advocates, organizers & journalists involved in this effort.
I am directing the Dept. of Corrections to rescind its flawed pilot program that restricted shipment of books & care packages to inmates.
Concerns from families need to be addressed, while we redouble efforts to fight prison contraband.
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NOW: 1,000 New Yorkers have shut down the street in support of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills. Albany lawmakers have one more week to pass them before the end of their legislative session. We need
#ParoleJusticeNY
& we need it now,
@CarlHeastie
&
@AndreaSCousins
!
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"
@NYGovCuomo
, it's time for action," he continued in his plea. "You can make communities across New York safer and healthier by reducing the prison population."
@johnlegend
is on the right side of history. Will Cuomo be?
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: Statement in response to
@NYGovCuomo
announcing that New Yorkers in prison will produce hand sanitizer to combat Coronavirus outbreak. We join
@citizenactionny
@VOCALNewYork
@NYCAIC
&
@paroleprepny
to demand clemency, rights for incarcerated workers and broader reforms.
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BREAKING: COVID-19 has officially entered
@NYGovCuomo
's new nursing home prison at Adirondack Correctional Facility. One incarcerated elder has the virus; all are at risk. Our statement: Cuomo,
@AndreaSCousins
&
@CarlHeastie
must act before Adirondack turns into a death camp.
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GETTING STARTED: Hundreds of formerly incarcerated New Yorkers, along with families of people in prison and others, are marching through the concourse to the New York State Capitol to declare “We’re part of the solution” and call for
#ParoleJusticeNY
to bring home more leaders.
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Guilty. Innocent. The State shouldn’t execute people, period.
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We are elated to announce that Curtis Tucker just walked out of prison after 31 years of incarceration. RAPP Queens Leader Nawanna, Curtis’s wife, made this happen, surrounded by our movement for justice. We celebrate this moment while we continue to work to bring more home. 1/3
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HAPPENING NOW: We’re here at the prison burial grounds of Fishkilll Correctional Facility. Look at all the graves of the people
@NYGovCuomo
and other New York State governors have left to die. People who died from COVID are buried here because
@NYGovCuomo
won’t grant
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: A report by
@MotherJones
exposes that incarcerated New Yorkers in
@NYGovCuomo
's prisons have been forced to make hundreds of thousands of protective masks they can't wear themselves. No PPE. No clemency. No real wages. No justice. Our joint statement:
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: Another incarcerated person has died of COVID-19 at Bedford Hills prison for women. She is the 30th person in NY State prisons to die from the virus.
Our statement:
@NYGovCuomo
continues to fail incarcerated NYers. Lawmakers must pass
#ParoleJusticeNY
&
#HALTsolitary
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BREAKING: The 4th incarcerated person at Sing Sing prison has died with COVID-19. The rate of infection at Sing Sing is 2X higher than all of NY State. People at Sing Sing report tests aren't available to them "unless they are dying." Our statement:
@NYGovCuomo
,
#ClemencyNow
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.
@NYGovCuomo
doesn’t care about victims & survivors. If he did, then Lulu Benson-Seay would be alive. She survived sexual abuse and beatings. Her mother was killed. She endured a life of trauma.
@NYGovCuomo
let her die in prison with COVID-19.
#ClemencyNow
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🚨🚨🚨TAKE ACTION: Today,
@NYGovCuomo
said that he is considering granting clemencies to incarcerated New Yorkers in the wake of COVID-19. Keep the pressure on. Keep calling. Keep tweeting. The lives of 10,239 elders in prison are at stake.
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
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Coffins, face masks, and hand sanitizer. Incarcerated New Yorkers are making COVID-19 essentials. But
@NYGovCuomo
doesn't laud them as frontline workers. Instead, he exploits them for pennies on the hour, and refuses to grant
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in NY State prisons are at an all time high. Yet
@NYGovCuomo
still refuses to grant even one single clemency. At his daily press briefing today, Cuomo said there's "nothing new" regarding the state's clemency efforts. Our response: We need
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
has granted clemency to five incarcerated people, including members of our RAPP family. A statement from our Director:
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New York State Prison Population by Age
50 years + : 10,239
55 years + : 5,767
60 years + : 2,672
65 years + : 1,122
70 years + : 471
75 years + : 172
80 years + : 42
85 years + : 8
COVID-19 will be catastrophic in prisons unless
@NYGovCuomo
grants
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
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"In my 35 years of incarceration, I have never seen anything like the fear, uncertainty & sense of doom caused by Covid-19. We are all terrified about being the next coronavirus victim behind bars. Our lives depend on
@NYGovCuomo
granting
#ClemencyNow
."
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
is releasing 1,100 people who violated parole. This is the right thing to do and should be a first step towards more justice for incarcerated New Yorkers vulnerable to COVID-19. Our Statement: Thousands of elder New Yorkers need
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
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FACT: 40% of the world's "lifers" are in U.S. prisons. No country in the history of the world has ever sentenced so many people to life & death prison terms. If permanent punishment promoted public safety, the U.S. would be the safest country in the world. It doesn't & we aren't.
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We’re so happy to announce that our dear friend, RAPP leader Stanley Jamel Bellamy is free. Originally sentenced to 62.5 years to life, Stanley won his campaign for clemency after decades of remarkable accomplishments. He now joins our team as a RAPP NYC Community Leader. (1/3)
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
has granted clemency to 7 incarcerated people in NY State prisons. More than 2,500 incarcerated New Yorkers applied for clemency in 2020 and amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Cuomo granted clemency to less than 1% of them.
Our statement:
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📞📞📞URGENT: COVID-19 has officially entered the New York State prison system. Thousands of incarcerated elder New Yorkers are now at serious risk of being harmed by the virus. This is life and death. We need
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
&
#FreeOurElders
.
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
announces he will begin releasing a select few elders from prison within 90 days of release. Our statement: Cuomo thinks some elder NYers deserve to live in freedom, while rolling the dice with the health and well-being of countless others.
#ClemencyNow
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World famous tennis star John McEnroe and his daughter Anna join the growing movement of people calling on
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
and
#FreeOurElders
in the wake of COVID-19.
Governor Cuomo: Release Elders & Other Incarcerated New Yorkers Vulnerable to COVID-19
@NYGovCuomo
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
#LetThemGo
.
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Today our Director Jose Saldana turns 70 years old. Please join us in wishing Jose a happy birthday 🎉
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BREAKING:
@LegalAidNYC
&
@relmanlaw
have filed a class action lawsuit against
@NYGovCuomo
& DOCCS for creating deadly conditions at a new prison nursing home in the Adirondacks. We’ve signed on as an organizational plaintiff & demand immediate action.
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HAPPENING NOW: We’re carrying body bags in Albany and laying them at the steps of the N.Y. State Capitol. These deaths are on
@NYGovCuomo
and state lawmakers. Far more people will die unless
@CarlHeastie
&
@AndreaSCousins
take action.
#FreeOurElders
#HALTsolitary
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IMPORTANT: While NY doesn't have private prisons, the prison system has privatized basic functions, with big corporations imposing exorbitant costs on families. Recently, DOCCS Acting Commissioner Annucci took a huge step to benefit these companies—and harm people & families. 🧵
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MUST READ: Stanley Bellamy is a Queens native serving 62.5 years to life in prison. He is a grandpa, college grad & mentor. W/out elder parole, NYS all but guarantees he will die in prison. Stanley penned this op ed via
@QueensEagle
from his prison cell 1/
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In today’s NY Times: the obituary for Mr. Benjamin Smalls. Mr. Smalls died of COVID-19 in a NYS prison at 72 years old. He was a father, grandfather & mentor. He applied for clemency 4 times.
@NYGovCuomo
refused to release him. His life mattered.
#BLM
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BREAKING: 2 more incarcerated people have died of COVID-19 in the NY State prison system. 6 incarcerated NYers have tragically died of the virus in the last 3 weeks.
Our statement: Because
@NYGovCuomo
refuses to act, state lawmakers must step up.
#ParoleJusticeNY
#HALTsolitary
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$50k reached 😬 we apologize in advance to the Tik Tok community but it's for a good cause!
Should I have Hasan shave my head on stream if we raise more than $50,000 for bail and
@RAPPcampaign
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HAPPENING NOW: New Yorkers impacted by mass incarceration disrupt the NY Assembly’s chambers demanding no roll backs on bail reform.
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BREAKING: Another incarcerated person has died of COVID-19 in NY State prisons. The person, who died at Wende prison, is the 4th incarcerated NYer to die of the virus in the last 2 weeks amid a COVID spike.
Our statement:
@NYGovCuomo
:
#ClemencyNow
Lawmakers:
#ParoleJusticeNY
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TODAY: We gathered outside Sing Sing Correctional Facility to mourn the death of Juan Mosquero--who died in isolation at Sing Sing with COVID-19. He was the first person with the virus to die in New York State prisons. We gathered to demand
#NoMoreDeaths
.
@NYGovCuomo
#ClemencyNow
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UPDATE: A Capitol reporter asked
@NYGovCuomo
if he is considering granting clemencies to NYers in prison vulnerable to the virus. His response: “We are looking at this now. We are looking at this now.” Keep calling, keep tweeting, keeping making your voices heard.
#ClemencyNow
.
@NYGovCuomo
is set to give his daily
#COVID19
briefing momentarily. Will he join thousands of everyday NYers in a life saving effort to release people from prison who are vulnerable to the virus? A brief update on what he & other officials are doing (and not doing).
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: As COVID-19 numbers rise again, 8 of 9 candidates for Manhattan District Attorney call on
@NYGovCuomo
to grant mass clemencies to elders in NY State prisons. "In the wake of COVID-19, the need to release older people is perhaps greater than ever before."
#FreeOurElders
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NEW: Columbia University's
@JusticeColumbia
is releasing a devastating report finding a person dies in NY State prison ONCE EVERY THREE DAYS – a crisis. The report urges passage of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills & expanded use of clemency.
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STATEMENT: Today, for the 2nd time,
@NYGovCuomo
announced that he is considering granting clemencies to older New Yorkers and others in prison who are vulnerable to COVID-19. Our statement with
@VOCALNewYork
@paroleprepny
@NYCAIC
@WorthRises
: Less talk. More action.
#ClemencyNow
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THREAD: 50 years ago, on this day, September 9, until September 13, hundreds of men took over Attica prison to demand basic human rights in the criminal justice system, including parole reform and an end to solitary confinement. In response to the uprising, the state police and
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Grant clemency. It saves lives.
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Advocates from across NY are gathering in the Capitol to oppose Gov. Hochul’s last-minute proposal to sneak wholesale changes to justice reforms into the state budget—a move from Cuomo’s playbook. Expanding pre-trial jailing & wrongful convictions will not make communities safer.
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BREAKING: Reporters press
@NYGovCuomo
on NY state prisons’ capacity to quarantine & if he’ll grant clemency to incarcerated NYers vulnerable to COVID.
Cuomo: “Prisons have total capacity to quarantine...Not anything new [on clemency]”
1st answer is a lie. The 2nd is a disgrace.
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
is turning Adirondack Correctional Facility into a prison nursing home that puts incarcerated older NYers at real risk of death. Exclusive coverage by
@Noah__Goldberg
shows the prison is incarcerating mostly Black elders. Our statement:
#FreeThemAll
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.
@NYGovCuomo
doesn't allow people to send masks to incarcerated New Yorkers in his COVID-19 infested prisons...
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BREAKING: The NY State prison system has shut down prison visits across the state for the second time. DOCCS says the shutdown is due to a “significant increase in COVID-19 infections among the incarcerated population...”
Why isn’t
@NYGovCuomo
granting
#ClemencyNow
?!
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Today,
@NYGovCuomo
said: "Look at our prisons and tell me there's not inherent injustice in society."
Well, Governor, you oversee 52 of those prisons in New York State. If there's so much inherent injustice, why won't you grant
#ClemencyNow
?
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: An employee at Sing Sing Correctional Facility has tested positive for Coronavirus--the first official COVID-19 diagnosis in the New York State prison system. Our statement with
@paroleprepny
@VOCALNewYork
&
@WorthRises
.
@NYGovCuomo
,
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
BREAKING: An employee at Sing Sing Correctional Facility has tested positive for Coronavirus. COVID-19 has officially entered New York State prisons. Thousands of incarcerated elders are now at risk of dying from the virus. We need
@NYGovCuomo
to grant
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
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OP ED: "When I was released from prison after 38 yrs, I left carrying the memory of two of my dearest friends who [died] while incarcerated with me. They were elders who mentored a generation of incarcerated people," RAPP Director Jose Saldana
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Lawmakers in NY who are justifiably angry about the execution of Brandon Bernard must address the death sentences in their own backyard. Roughly 1,000 New Yorkers are serving life without parole & other sentences that don’t allow for any chance at release. 1/
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Robert Lind is 73 years old & has served 36 years in prison. His prison nickname is "Grandpa." He first applied for clemency in 2016. Today he has cancer & COVID. If
@NYGovCuomo
won't
#FreeGrandpa
, then NY must pass Elder Parole (
@CnDelarosa
/
@bradhoylman
).
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500 New Yorkers got up before dawn this morning to board buses & vans to Albany from every corner of the state to celebrate incredible work being done formerly incarcerated people and call for passage of the Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole bills to bring home more leaders.
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On this first day of May, we pause to honor the memory of our beloved co-founder Kathy Boudin, who died a year ago on Mayday. Kathy’s passing has left us grieving but also honoring and celebrating her legacy and the love and work she achieved in her life.
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BREAKING: Lulu Benson-Seay is the first woman in NYS prisons to die with COVID-19. Hours after her death was confirmed,
@NYGovCuomo
announced a plan to release select pregnant people within 6 months of their release. Our statement: No one deserves a death sentence.
#ClemencyNow
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BREAKING: Another incarcerated person has died of COVID-19 in NY prisons. We are outraged. Amidst a 2nd wave of COVID in NY prisons, we and 12 other groups are calling on
@NYGovCuomo
and Albany lawmakers to take action.
#ClemencyNow
#FreeOurElders
Cc:
@CarlHeastie
@AndreaSCousins
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
misled the public today when he told reporters his admin has “already done clemencies & been very aggressive about it in light of COVID.”
The truth: Racist Pres. Donald Trump has granted more clemencies than Cuomo amidst COVID.
Our statement:
#ClemencyNow
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GETTING STARTED: We’re here outside Queensboro Correctional Facility to call on
@NYGovCuomo
to
#LetThemGo
and grant
#ClemencyNow
. Everyone incarcerated at Queensboro is within 120 days of their release. Cuomo should free all of them and so many more.
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BREAKING: Another two New Yorkers have died of COVID behind bars –– at Greene Prison and Riverview Prison. Two different families are mourning today and we grieve with them.
@GovKathyHochul
must grant clemencies and lawmakers must pass Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole.
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
just confirmed he is moving forward with a plan to release a tiny number of incarcerated older NYers within 90 days of their release. The plan excludes 98% of elders in prison. Our statement: Stop playing politics. Listen to experts. Grant broad
#ClemencyNow
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FAIR & TIMELY PAROLE PASSES OUT OF COMMITTEE IN THE NY SENATE!
It’s time for Senate Majority Leader
@AndreaSCousins
to bring it to the floor for a vote.
Today, the NY Senate Committee on Crime Victims, Crime & Correction, led by Chair
@JuliaCarmel__
, will be voting on the Fair & Timely Parole bill. They’re discussing the bill now…
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BREAKING: The NY State prison system just announced that it will begin vaccinating incarcerated older people. This is a good first step but we have serious concerns.
Statement from our Community Leader Theresa (
@sweettothebone
), whose husband is an incarcerated older person:
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Y’all, we won. Today the NYS Senate confirmed a group of 5 new commissioners to the Parole Board. Thanks to our incredible collective effort, the group did not include Richard Kratzenberg. Thank you for rapidly responding & helping us get this job done. Full statement to come.
STATEMENT: Of the six people Gov. Cuomo has appointed to the New York State Parole Board, we are deeply concerned with and oppose the confirmation of Richard Kratzenberg. We urge members of the Senate Finance Committee to oppose his confirmation to the Board. Full statement here:
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WATCH: Just now RAPP Bronx Leader Jeannie, whose husband is incarcerated, asked Gov. Hochul to fulfill her promise of granting clemencies on a rolling basis. Gov. Hochul replied, "Yes, I don't want it to just be once a year." Now is the moment to put this commitment into action.
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BREAKING: NY State is closing six prisons. While we applaud these closures, we need more action. 2X more New Yorkers are incarcerated today than at the start of NY's mass incarceration era. We need clemency and parole justice.
A statement from our Director, Jose Saldana:
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Leaders must do everything possible to prevent incarcerated people and those who work in prisons from becoming ill and spreading
#COVID19
.
@NYGovCuomo
, it’s time for action.
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Republican Oklahoma Governor: 450
Democrat
@NYGovCuomo
: 0
#ClemencyNow
Oklahoma governor commuted sentences of 450 people in prison to stem spread of COVID-19 in overcrowded prisons:
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We told
@NYGovCuomo
’s office Mr. Smalls was going to die. We urged them to grant clemency. We told DOCCS Mr. Smalls was going to die. We urged them to grant medical parole. Neither did a thing. They didn’t care about him or his family. RIP Mr. Smalls (1/2)
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