‘Now is the time for the state legislature to pass HALT and for the governor to sign it into law. The mayor, City Council, and Board of Correction must go further and abolish solitary confinement.’
During a press conference last month, the governor announced that he will seek out federal stimulus aid from the Trump administration for the estimated $2 billion project.
‘Maintaining social distance and staying healthy is impossible in antiquated and crowded prisons. Yet elected officials have turned a blind eye to this ongoing crisis.’
‘Twenty-five years ago, Mario Cuomo was known for his oratory. During his years in office, Presidents Reagan and Bush made him look like a paragon of virtue. But his parting act as governor should remind us that his apparent compassion was mere sanctimony. ‘
‘Education’s response to the pandemic—which catapulted us fully online at breakneck speed—must be understood as an emergency measure, not an overall best approach, which it is not.’
‘Instead of protecting tenants, the order puts the onus on tenants to prove they are entitled to not be sued or evicted.’
Did the governor’s new moratorium put ‘tens of thousands of New Yorkers’ at risk of being booted out of their homes?
The award-winning home struggled to keep its workforce equipped, to separate the staff dealing with infected and non-infected people, and to understand what the state’s official death toll has to do with reality.
‘COVID-19 creates the basis for a new standard of parole release that evaluates people for who they are today. This would prevent more death and suffering from this virus and the crisis of mass incarceration.’
As an increasing number of reports reveal COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on low-income, majority minority areas of New York City, leaders in the South Bronx and in other communities have been demanding a more targeted response.