The first person to die on Rikers is one of over 4000 currently incarcerated in NY for technical parole violations like curfew, failure to update a mailing address, hanging out w/ someone previously incarcerated. Cuomo could release them all if he wanted to.
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NY is the leader in incarceration for "technical parole violations" (curfew, missed appointment). NY reincarcerates more than 48 other states. 1/3 of all new admissions to NY prisons. 5x nat'l average. 12x more likely if you're Black.
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Last year, the NY legislature could have changed all this. 6000 less people caged. A bill introduced (& supported by DAs by the way) called "Less is More." Would -Prohibit arrests/jail for most technical violations -Give earned time credit for good behavior -Require due process.
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Why didn’t NY Democrats pass the Less Is More Act, which would have prevented the caging of humans based on non-criminal conduct? They said they suffered from “justice fatigue” after passing the commonsense bail reform they just repealed in the dead of night during a pandemic.
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Parole was initially designed as an alternative to incarceration. Parole officers were trained in social work. If you took a misstep, there wasn’t punishment. Services were stepped up. Now, parole officers are law enforcement. No funds for services. Only option: reincarceration.
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People on parole already face near impossible challenges. A record excludes you from most housing, jobs, benefits. Then add on average 20 restrictions from curfew & onerous reporting demands to no events w/ alcohol. One slip could mean jail.
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TAKE ACTION: Use the link below to email & tweet your elected officials and
@NYGovCuomo — tell them it’s time to pass#LessIsMoreNY NOW and#EndtheCycle of incarceration for crimeless violations of parole. People inside can’t wait,#FreeThemALL.http://p2a.co/VZhPpCyPokaż ten wątek -
Now we know why the first person who died on Rikers from COVID-19 was jailed. We now know what the “technical” parole violation was. He simply failed to report to his parole officer. That’s all. That’s what got him the death penalty.https://twitter.com/rosagoldensohn/status/1247339889336766473?s=21 …https://twitter.com/RosaGoldensohn/status/1247339889336766473 …
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I would sue the entire mf government from the bottom to the top
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