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Rochester Beacon – An advocate from prison for the incarcerated

Rochester Beacon – An advocate from prison for the incarcerated

by Communications Team | May 16, 2025 | News, Possibility Not Punishment, Rochester

Citizen Action of New York Condemns Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon for Attacks on Kalief’s Law

by Communications Team | Mar 24, 2025 | Capital District, Possibility Not Punishment, Press Releases

(Albany, NY) – In response to statements made by Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon, Citizen Action of New York’s Interim Co-Executive Directors, Carolyn Martinez-Class and Rebecca Garrard, had the following to say: “We condemn Albany County DA Lee...

Citizen Action of New York Responds to Prison Slaying of Messiah Nantwi

by Communications Team | Mar 6, 2025 | Central New York, Possibility Not Punishment, Press Releases

The murder follows weeks of wildcat strikes that have abandoned inmates to abominable conditions. In response to the recent slaying of Messiah Nantwi by correctional officers at Midstate Correctional Facility in Utica, Citizen Action of New York joins the Utica...

Citizen Action of New York Responds to Murder Charges in the Death of Robert Brooks

by Communications Team | Feb 21, 2025 | Central New York, Possibility Not Punishment, Press Releases

His death is not an isolated incident—it is the product of a system built on violence, dehumanization, and unchecked abuse. Utica, NY – Yesterday’s announcement that multiple correctional officers have been charged with second-degree murder, gang assault, and...

CITIZEN ACTION RESPONDS TO BUDGET SHOWDOWN OVER BAIL REFORM

by Communications Team | Mar 31, 2023 | Possibility Not Punishment, Press Releases

March 31, 2023 (Albany, NY) – The New York State budget is due April 1st, but there’s talk of the budget being delayed because of the Governor’s insistence on rolling back bail reform. Governor Hochul is taking aim at a standard set by the legislature decades ago,...
Blog Talk Radio — 13th Forward – The NY Abolitionists

Blog Talk Radio — 13th Forward – The NY Abolitionists

by Communications Team | Mar 19, 2023 | News, Possibility Not Punishment

PBS MetroFocus — New York Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Ban “Prison Slave Labor”

PBS MetroFocus — New York Lawmaker Proposes Legislation to Ban “Prison Slave Labor”

by Communications Team | Mar 14, 2023 | News, Possibility Not Punishment

Spectrum News 1 — Progressive groups urge New York lawmakers to oppose bail changes

Spectrum News 1 — Progressive groups urge New York lawmakers to oppose bail changes

by Communications Team | Mar 14, 2023 | News, Possibility Not Punishment

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