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Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally in the state capitol to call for sentencing reform

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on April 26, 2022
Rows of prison cells, prison interior.
Rows of prison cells, prison interior.

New York State legislators, formerly incarcerated individuals, families and faith leaders rallied at the state capitol calling for the passage of three new sentencing reform bills as part of the recently launched Communities Not Cages campaign. 

Speakers called for the legislature to pass the Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act, the Second Look Act, and the Earned Time Act to overhaul sentences that often target the most vulnerable communities in the state since the Rockefeller drug laws and to end New York’s legacy of indiscriminate and excessive punishment.

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Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally in the state capitol to call for sentencing reform

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