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May 12, 2025, City & State
“Advocates are also pushing for the Elder Parole bill, which would allow state prison in[carcerated people] over 55 who have served more than 15 years of their sentence to apply for parole. The legislation has majority support in the state Senate.”
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April 26, 2025, Rochester Beacon
“New York needs to follow the evidence and invest in what works. When we double down on punishment, we miss the opportunity to invest in our communities, promote healing, and encourage the rehabilitation and growth that keeps New Yorkers safe.”
April 25, 2025, WBLK 93.7
“When it comes to housing and caring for elderly prisoners, costs increase significantly. As we get older, most of us have health issues or chronic diseases. According to Release Aging People In Prison,
‘It costs New York between $120,000 and $240,000 annually to incarcerate one older person (compared to an average of $60,000 for all people in NYS prisons).’"
April 1, 2025, Spectrum 1 News
“It shows that as many as 1,500 Black and brown folks would be home with their families today if there were not racial disparities in the parole release,” said Tolu Lawal, a staff attorney from the Center on Race, Inequality and the Law at New York University, which commissioned the report.”