(Johnson Newspaper Corp. graphic) New York localities spend nearly $300 million each year incarcerating people on technical parole violations, a recent analysis shows, as officials clash over proposed changes to the state’s parole system and parole officers plead for advocates not to misrepresent data. Lawmakers are split as progressive Democrats push before the end of session to enact parole reform, which could lead to the release of hundreds of incarcerated people in the state’s prison system with the passage of the Fair and Timely Parole Act and Elder Parole. The bill reforming elder parole, if passed, would require incarcerated New Yorkers over age 55 who have served 15 or more consecutive years be considered for parole regardless of their crime or sentence.
New York localities spend nearly $300 million each year incarcerating people on technical parole violations, a recent analysis shows, as officials clash over proposed changes to the stateâs parole system and parole officers plead for advocates not to misrepresent data.
Lawmakers are split as progressive Democrats push before the end of session to enact parole reform, which could lead to the release of hundreds of incarcerated people in the stateâs prison system with the passage of the Fair and Timely Parole Act and Elder Parole.
The bill reforming elder parole, if passed, would require incarcerated New Yorkers over age 55 who have served 15 or more consecutive years be considered for parole regardless of their crime or sentence.
New York localities spend nearly $300 million each year incarcerating people on technical parole violations, a recent analysis shows, as officials clash over proposed changes to the stateâs parole system and parole officers plead for advocates not to misrepresent data.
Lawmakers are split as progressive Democrats push before the end of session to enact parole reform, which could lead to the release of hundreds of incarcerated people in the stateâs prison system with the passage of the Fair and Timely Parole Act and Elder Parole.
The bill reforming elder parole, if passed, would require incarcerated New Yorkers over age 55 who have served 15 or more consecutive years be considered for parole regardless of their crime or sentence.
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NYUJ Executive Director Alexander Horwitz addresses the racial discrepancies surrounding parole.
NYUJ Executive Director Alexander Horwitz says a 76% recidivism rate in local prisons is due to largely to ‘technical parole violations’ -not new crimes. These are things such as violating ruleas about where someone can live, who they can associate with, and other parole rules. A Black person compared to a White person out on parole, Horwitz adds, is 12 times more likely to be sent back to jail.
“The racial disparities are absolutely obvious. You take all of this together and what it means is it is time for New York to act. It is time for wholesale and complete parole reform that will root out the racism in this system.”