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A decade ago, the tragic death of Kalief Browder mobilized us to fight against the torture that is solitary confinement. Six years ago, we lost Layleen Polanco as well. For Kalief, for Layleen, we're still fighting to #HALTSolitary. Our latest efforts: advocate.nyc.gov/press/nyc-coun…

RAPP’s Director Jose Saldaña, who survived 38 years in NY State prisons, has a message for Senate Majority Leader Sen. Stewart-Cousins: Allow a vote on Fair & Timely Parole and Elder Parole, which are officially *co-sponsored* by a majority of Senators.

75 New Yorkers have died in prison since guards brutally murdered Robert Brooks. Meanwhile, the legislature has done NOTHING. Call Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins (518-455-2585) and Assembly Speaker Heastie (518-455-3791) and tell them: Pass Elder Parole and Fair & Timely Parole.

After 6 months of doing nothing to address the crisis of racist brutality in NY prisons, the legislature is now planning to pass a bill package that leaves every single person in prison behind, languishing in the system that killed Robert Brooks and so many others. Shame.

We’re outside with our beloved movement siblings demanding Senate Leader Sen. Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, and Governor Kathy Hochul end our state’s collusion with ICE. Enact New York 4 All before session ends this week!

Statement by Vera Institute of Justice: By failing to pass the parole justice and sentencing reforms included in NYS BPHA Legislative Caucus’s Robert Brooks Blueprint, as well as *ANY* protections for immigrants, NY legislators put all New Yorkers in harm’s way. Infuriating. vera.org/newsroom/new-y…

🚨Urgent: The NYS legislative session ends TOMORROW. Let's make some noise & demand the Assembly TAKE ACTION and join the Senate in passing the Protect In-Person Visits bill. Contact Assembly Speaker Heastie TODAY and ask him to call the bill (A4603) for a full vote NOW. Spread

Today is the final day of NY's 2025 legislative session. Our statement: Thanks to all who joined the struggle for parole justice, especially those who are directly impacted. The Legislature failed, but WE took critical steps forward. Together, our fight continues.

Journalist Meera Navlakha on the organizing work of Release Aging People in Prison Campaign to create paths to release for older incarcerated NYers. Learn about the inspiring life journey of formerly incarcerated activist and RAPP organizer Stanley Jamel Bellamy: inquest.org/never-too-old-…

1/ At immigration court today, I watched the judge grant a young boy two years to finish his application. ICE agents grabbed him from his mother, put him in a freight elevator, and disappeared him. I am calling on Gov Hochul to come here, see what is happening in her state, and

In the second part of this video, a gentleman's court date was rescheduled because a translator was not available. ICE didn't care, dragged him away anyway, and threatened to arrest my team. TLDR: ICE is abducting people who are following the law. Alexa Avilés can confirm.

Kicking off the summer at the Healthy Orange Farmers Market in Newburgh, NY! 🌱🍊We’re out here building people power to continue the fight for fair pathways home from prison!

According to NYSDOCCS, 68 people have died in NY prisons in 2025. The state doesn't disclose these deaths in real time. Even families often learn about them from incarcerated people. A bill awaiting action by Gov. Hochul would require prompt disclosure. She should sign it.