New York Lawmakers Fail to Deliver on Parole Legislation to Address State’s Incarceration Crisis
New York Lawmakers Fall Short on Passing Critical Parole Legislation
The New York State Legislature failed to pass Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole this session, despite strong support from more than 300 organizations, endorsements from Members of Congress, the NAACP, and victims and survivors groups, and overwhelming evidence that these bills would save lives.
COVID-19 is raging across New York jails and prisons. And it's getting worse.
Since the start of the pandemic, dozens of incarcerated people in New York jails and prisons died from COVID-19, and thousands have contracted the virus. Inaction is no longer acceptable. Elected leaders must grant clemencies, pass the Fair and Timely and Elder Parole bills and protect and improve bail reform. The time is now to save lives.
The Case for Criminal Justice Reform in New York
Bail Rollbacks Are Undoing Progress
Meet some of the people who were impacted by bail and why changes to the laws were and continue to be unacceptable.
Why New York’s Bail Reforms Didn’t Go Far Enough
New York took a step towards ending the criminalization of poverty and delivering New Yorkers the pretrial justice they deserve — but we still have work to do.
Fighting for New York Families
New York passed a historic package of pretrial reforms in 2019. Watch three New York families explain how money bail harmed their families and how they fought for change.
