End the New Jim Crow!

Clean Slate Act as a PRIORITY bill

HAPPENING NOW: Governor Hochul will announce the Clean Slate Act as a PRIORITY bill in the 2022 session as part of her state-of-the-state address. This is a huge step in bringing worlds of opportunities to millions in New York. #CleanSlateCantWait

Nada Khader

WESPAC Foundation Director

www.wespac.org

914 449-6514

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Faulty drug tests keep inmates in solitary and bans family visits

Subject: faulty drug tests keep inmates in solitary and bans family visits

A New York inspector general report issued Tuesday revealed that the state prison system utilized a faulty drug test that resulted in 1,652 incarcerated people being wrongfully punished with solitary confinement, longer prison terms, and bans on family visits.

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Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP

Update from RAPP (Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP). Thank you.

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Subject: RAPP January Events, Updates and Action Steps!

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and had some time to rest and recharge over the last few weeks - we need all the help we can get in the fight ahead to pass #ParoleJustice.

Moving forward in 2022, I will be sending out monthly updates from RAPP with events, news and ways to get involved. I hope this will keep you all engaged and activated with our work. Please feel free to share these updates with your networks and fellow freedom fighters!

Events:

Jan 6th @ 6:30 pm: Theology Town Hall

Lead by RAPP and Quaker leaders, join this Town Hall to hear about the history of the Quakers, Mass Incarceration and how to support Parole Justice. Flyer attached.

Zoom: bit.ly/theology-town-hall

Jan 11th: Parole Justice Advocacy Day

On Jan. 11, the People's Campaign for Parole Justice, a statewide grassroots coalition, will hold our first major Advocacy Day of the year and we’re asking EVERYBODY to attend. The day will be virtual and take place via Zoom.

RSVP: bit.ly/ParoleJusticeJan11

Flyer attached.

Jan 19th @ 6pm: RAPP Westchester/Hudson Valley Monthly Meeting

Please join RAPP's Westchester/Hudson Valley January Meeting. We'll be reviewing our Jan 11th Advocacy Day and discussing strategies for this upcoming session.

RSVP: bit.ly/rapp-westchester-meeting

Justice Roadmap for 2022

https://justiceroadmapny.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Justice-Roadmap-2022.pdf

GUEST: Brian Robinson, criminal justice reform activist

Activist Radio has the following guest on this week:

GUEST: Brian Robinson, criminal justice reform activist, CEO of Equitable Future Inc, and member of the End the New Jim Crow Action Network (ENJAN), discusses decarceration on the local and state levels.

https://miscellanynews.org/2021/09/22/news/recently-established-coalition-takes-on-mass-incarceration-in-dutchess-county/

Activist Radio can be heard: Thursdays 5-6 pm on WVKR 91.3 FM at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY; Sundays 1:30-2:30 pm on WESU 88.1 FM at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT; Sundays 4-5 pm from WIOF 104.1 FM in Woodstock, NY; and Sundays 5-6 pm from the Progressive Radio Network at PRN.FM. Listen to Activist Radio anytime at https://www.classwars.org.

Justice Roadmap Thursday, Dec 9th

Each year, the Justice Roadmap lays out priority legislation to shrink the size, scope, scale, and harm of the criminal legal and immigration systems, bringing together hundreds of organizations across the state. The Roadmap includes legislation to:

Choose Community Safety over Police Power
End the Criminalization of Mental Illness, People Who Use Drugs, and Workers
Decarcerate Jails and Prisons and End Perpetual Punishment
Protect the Dignity and Opportunity of Incarcerated New Yorkers
End Wealth Extraction & Invest in Communities

Want to learn more? Join us tomorrow (Thursday, Dec. 9th) at 12pm to hear from impacted leaders and legislators about the 2022 Justice Roadmap. RSVP her e. Spread the word here.

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