Today, Senator Brian A. Benjamin and Assemblymember Kimberly Jean-Pierre introduced the Post-traumatic prison disorder Shawanna W76337 act. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: prison
Moms Group Applauds Biden Administration Executive Order On Private Prisons
Statement of leaders of MomsRising, the online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families,
Harlem Rep. Espaillat Continues Call To Release Women At The Irwin County Detention Center
Last week, Rep. Adriano Espaillat sent a letter to ICE Acting Director Tony Pham requesting the immediate release of several individuals currently detained at the Irwin County Detention Center. Continue Reading →
Civil Rights Groups Demand Airbnb Reform Discriminatory Policy From Harlem To Hollis
A broad coalition of civil rights organizations sent a demand letter to Airbnb today urging the company to end policies that prevent people with arrest and conviction records. Continue Reading →
COVID-19 In Prisons And Jails, Families Who Lost Loved Ones Demand More Releases
Today, families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 in jails and prisons, formerly incarcerated leaders, and other advocates held a press conference in advance of a New York State Senate hearing on COVID-19 in prisons and jails. Continue Reading →
The COVID Crisis: NYC Jail Population Drops Below 4,000 For First Time Since 1946
Mayor de Blasio announced today that the jail population fell below 4,000 last week, the lowest figure since 1946. Continue Reading →