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Reps. Jeffries & Velázquez Introduce Bills to Honor Former Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson
[Kenneth P. Thompson] Lu-Shawn Thompson: “My husband was a man of vision. He believed in the power of second chances and thought everyone should ...
CARES ACT IS INSUFFICIENT TO PROTECT PRISONERS SAY ACTIVISTS
[COVID-19 & Prisons] JLUSA: “Prisons and jails are quickly becoming hotbeds for coronavirus… Prisons and jails consistently have poor health conditions and facilitate the ...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES RALLY TO DEMAND IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRETRIAL REFORMS IN BRONX
[Bronx\Pretrial Reforms] Advocates are calling on Bronx District Attorney Clark to begin implementation of the new law now. The advocates report that other district ...
NEW YORK STATE SENATOR PARKER INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO ALLOW VOTING RIGHTS TO INCARCERATED NEW YORKERS
[Mass Incarceration\Voting Rights] NY State Senator Kevin Parker: “When Senate Democrats were in the majority in 2010 we enacted fair, common-sense laws to have ...
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration] Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic ...
#CLOSE RIKERS ADVOCATES WILL MARCH ACROSS BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO RALLY AT CITY HALL
[New York News\# Close Rikers Campaign] The City Council will vote on Thursday to approve the largest land use action in the history of ...
ADVOCATES PROTEST INHUMANE CONDITION AT NEW YORK CITY JAILS DURING SUMMER HEATWAVE
[Correction News] Activist Darren Mack: “As long as anybody is detained or incarcerated in this country, we must fight to guarantee they are not ...
Why the Ford Foundation launched a program for formerly incarcerated people—and how we did it
In late 2015, Darren Walker approached the foundation’s Talent and Human Resources team and asked us to create a professional development program for graduates ...
