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Opinion: Cuomo Must Act to Save Jailed Parolees from COVID-19

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  • Myrna Rolnick
    Posted March 25, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    I was wondering when someone will think about these mostly young people. What are they to do where are they to go. They are a part of our society and we must take responsibility for them.

  • Donell Dinkins
    Posted March 27, 2020 at 1:31 am

    I’ve been on life parole since 1993 and I hope that someone files Civil Action against parole for it’s complete neglect of parolees.
    NYS Div. of Parole releases from prison hundreds of people of color to parole supervision each year, most of which are paroled straight to NYC’s shelter system, without any meaningful support or help from parole/Doccs.
    Then, once a parolees – who’s struggling to make a successful re-entry – once they stumble, parole is there to serve only one function; violate the parolee.
    Parole has been allowed to escape any and all responsibilities to it’s parolees for way too long. Someone needs to file Civil Action against them for the gross neglect and/or indifference to it’s parolees, who’re mostly people of color.
    I know this because I have personally suffered at parole’s hands for most of my adult life. I’m currently fighting to get off life parole so I can spend my remaining years with my 80 yr. Old mother who lives in South Carolina.
    The time has come for parole to be held to account for the role it has long played in NYS’ prison complex industry.
    Please sign me up whenever someone decides to bring this important matter to Federal Court.
    Mr. Kevin Lerman of Legal Aid knows me well.
    Sincerely,
    Donell Dinkins
    Aka
    Jerry Reynolds
    93-A-9588

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