Clean Slate passes codes committee
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A bill championed by criminal justice reformers that aims to erase the criminal records of a number of New Yorkers is beginning to make its way through the State Legislature.
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Parole reform law yet to be executed, attys say
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Less is More Act into law in September – calling the bill “one step” toward making New York’s criminal justice system more fair — as Rikers Island was in the midst of a crisis.
Read MoreParole reform should top legislative agenda, advocates say
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“It's not a get out of jail free card, it's an opportunity.”
Read MoreNew York lawmakers pass bill to restore voting rights for people on parole
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“Felony disenfranchisement is a relic of Jim Crow America.”
Read MoreState legislative package seeks to eliminate ‘policing for profit’ in New York
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“Having to depend on people, but not having that opportunity because I still have fines and fees to pay has been very harrowing, very discouraging and repulsive.”
Read MoreFormerly incarcerated New Yorkers push state to pass parole overhaul
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“Parole in this state is punitive. The number one function is to send you back to prison.”
Read MoreLocking up parolees for minor infractions costs city $190 million per year
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“If you have a night job or you get a day job and because of the subway [and] you get home a little late, you can be violated for that.”
Read MoreOpinion: Passing Elder Parole Bill is a moral imperative
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“Sentencing someone to die in prison without any possibility for parole is morally wrong.”
Read MoreWeprin: Judith Clark is a reminder that rehabilitation is achievable
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“Establishing visitation as a right and not a privilege will make our prison system and communities safer.”
Read MoreDeadly Brink's heist driver paroled after 37 years in prison
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Clark was seen by supporters as a symbol of the need for clemency if the prison system were to live up to its ideals as an institution of rehabilitation.
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