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On 3/18 we consented to the release of 173 “parole violators” to limit the spread of COVID-19, and … protect incarcerated NYers and correctional staff alike.
It has never been more important to reduce our jail population. Let’s pass #LessIsMore in the state budget today. https://twitter.com/katalcenter/status/1245045308385562626
RELEASE: Community Groups, Prosecutors & More Join Call for @NYGovCuomo @NYSenate & @NYSA_Majority to Pass #LessIsMoreNY Act in 2020 Budget.
Governor’s Plan to Release 1,100 People in Face of #COVID19 Underscores the Urgent Need for #LessIsMoreNY Reform.
https://www.lessismoreny.org/release_limny2020budget
“COVID-19 is spreading rapidly at Rikers Island and other local jails, endangering our clients, … correction staff and all of NYC. Based on this analysis, NYC jails have become the epicenter of COVID-19.” — @TMLuongo
https://bit.ly/2UPm4Qq
.@NYCMayor should release as many people as safely possible from jails. NYC has the community … infrastructure to make rapid decarceration possible & reentry organizations like Fortune can support these efforts.
More from @Stan_Fortune & @NYCSpeakerCoJo: https://bit.ly/2Ut3UFj
THREAD: It’s #NationalSocialWorkMonth! During these challenging times, we couldn’t be more … thankful for our #SocialWorkers, who are unwaveringly stepping up and supporting participants in any capacity they can.
Celebrate and learn about some of them below:
I join @DrMaryTBassett @BrooklynDA in urging @NYGovCuomo to stop a #Coronavirus disaster and address… public safety and public health by releasing residents of prisons and jails. Here’s why. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/nyc-prison-release-covid.html
Rikers is the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis across the country, with an infection rate 7.5x that … of NYC and 73x that of the United States. This is what happens when you warehouse people with no ability to social distance and a lack of sanitation supplies. #FreeThemNow
A message from @darrenwalker @BrooklynDA & @DrMaryTBassett to @NYGovCuomo: Stop a Coronavirus … Disaster: Release People From Prison. The governor must act in a big way now before it’s too late. #ClemencyNow #FreeOurElders https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/opinion/nyc-prison-release-covid.html?referringSource=articleShare
.@DrMaryTBassett @BrooklynDA and @darrenwalker call for @NYGovCuomo to release as many people as … safely possible, including the elderly and people incarcerated for technical parole violations.
“If we don’t act fast, we jeopardize the lives of many.”
https://nyti.ms/3awhXiC