CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES,
NYS PRC WILL BE HOSTING A WORKSHOP AT THE BLACK, PUERTO RICAN, HISPANIC & ASIAN LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS WEEKEND, ON FEB. 18 IN ALBANY.
Title: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES, Parole Release Decisions in the Era of Reintegration
Purpose: To provide perspectives and concrete strategies for creating a parole model that advances public safety and promotes successful and productive reentry and reintegration into society, particularly in those communities of color which are disproportionately impacted by mass incarceration.
Format: A panel of 6 participants and a moderator. The panel will answer questions posed by the moderator and from the audience.
Moderator: Glenn Martin from the Fortune Society.
Panel Members: (because not all are yet confirmed, some are listed only by the group they represent)
Julia Long - formerly incarcerated for defending herself, member of Alb. County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Advisory Comm
Larry White - formerly incarcerated person, community organizer for Fortune Society, social and criminal justice activist
Incarcerated Persons - members of the Second Look Org. at Sullivan Correctional Facility [by video] Assembly Member - Jeffrion Aubry - Sponsor of the SAFE Parole Act, A7939
A member of the NYS Parole Board - (specific commissioner has not been confirmed)
Ariel Igartua - daughter of incarcerated man recently denied parole
Sponsors of the workshop are: Sen. Perkins, Sen. G. Rivera, A.M. Aubry, A.M. Stevenson
You and your legislative representatives are invited, particularly if they are a member of the Caucus (see next page). You can help get this bill passed by inviting them to this workshop which will show why it’s in their best interest to support a bill so many of their constituents support. There will be transportation from NYC to the Capitol. For more information or to reserve a seat on the bus, please contact Larry White at lw77a3272@yahoo.com.