so amazing

Agreed!

What a great day!

Woo!!

So wonderful to be here with everybody!

Congratulations, NYS Senator Salazar, new Chair Crime Victims, Crime and Correction!

Congratulations Senator! We look forward to doing work with you

The People’s Campaign is in the house!

Thank you TeAna for an awesome introduction!

Thank you TeAna. You are awesome and very moving.

Hello, sorry to be a bother. Can you please put the bills that you mentioned in the chat? Thank you.

S15 (Elder Parole) & S1415 (Fair & Timely Parole)

The People’s Campaign is the answer! Stop the vengeance. Stop the punishment. Start the healing. Spread the love.

Rest In Peace <3 and bless his loved ones

Thank you.

For all the attendees here, please continue taking action during our press conference and throughout the day here: https://cuomoletthemgo.com/virtual-advocacy-social-media-guide

That’s right!

Luz! All respect and love.

Say that!

Thank you, Luz. Always speaking truth <3

Thank your for this, Luz. So powerful.

Talk about it, Luz!

Thank you, from a fellow survivor.

Thank you!

Thank you again, from another fellow survivor of color

Most of my sisters I was with inside were survivors of physical and sexual violence long before they ended up inside. So Th very victims of such abuse are the very victims of mass incarceration! We need a better way!

thank you Luz

Thank you Luz, for your powerful voice.

Thank you for your message!

Hi Billy Booker. Glad to see you! Precious and Marianne!

Thank you, Luz!

YESS! Communities Not Cages ! PAROLE JUSTICE NOW!!

I feel it too. Thank you so much Luz.

Thank you Luz!!

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

That cannot be emphasized enough: These bills are about SEEKING JUSTICE

Thank you for being who you are and for your support Carmen

thats right

Thank you Carmen! From district 71 to 72 -- we are behind you!

Thank you Luz for speaking your truth, I agree with Judith Clark we need a better way, Thank you Carmen for supporting these necessary bills

Carmen, you are a valued leader!!!!

yes!!

thank you for recognizing the transformation of our loved ones, please encourage your peers to do the same.

In Solidarity from Kingston NY #CommUNITIESNotCages #JusticeRoadmap #DecarcerateHudsonValley #RiseUpKingston #SpeakYourTruth

end the death penalty AND death by incarceration sentencing

It’s an honor to have you sponsoring this bill!

thank you Carmen

Yes!

let’s think BOTH AND not either/or

Assemblyman David Weprin is present

yes Jolene

Thank you!

S877!!! Passed!!

Assemblyman Weprin is present to speak on this subject as well

Thank you, Senator!

Thank you for your work, Gustavo! And for your work on NYCHA too, furthering equity everywhere in NY!

congrats madame chair 👏🏽

Thank you Chair Salazar. Proud to be repped by you.

That’s right!

Thank you, Madam Chair!

Thank you, Senator!

So true! We come out and continue our work in the community.

Thank you so, so much for that!

Thank you Assemblywoman!

Thank you for caring about aging people behind bars like Marie.The death penalty needs to be abolished through the US.

Thank you Senator May!

Thank you Senator Salazar, Assm. Weprin yes!! And Senator May, Hoylman and Rivera. #ParoleJusticeNY

Thank you Assemblyman Weprin for your leadership and commitment to parole justice!

Thank you Assemblyman Weprin

Thank you Assm. Welprin.

Watertown, Gowanda, and Clinton Annex are the three proposed facilities closing

Anitria, everything you are saying rings true!

Speak truth my sister.

thank you Anitria so true <3

Yes, thank you for everything you’re saying, Anitria, we have to show that no one is irredeemable in the type of communities we want to build, rehabilitate, and nourish

yes, yes yes.

Thank you Anitria, your ask is is powerful!

Thank you New Hour member Anitria, welcome home after 17 years...women and men deserve a second chance and hope.

103 years. One of many serving a death sentence. This ain’t right. It’s awful. We need Elder Parole for Monique’s husband and so many others.

Monique, your testimony is true an I’m sorry about your family members absence in your life!

Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women continue to be undervalued & underserved. a Forgotten Population. If you have a Broken community you will find there are Broken women. Stop putting skirts on male programs and calling them female programs. The Freedom Unshackled Coalition strongly supports the Elder and Fair and Timely Parole Bills. We also support Clemency Four times a year. #FreeKimBrown

totally unjust

Yes Roni!

#FREEMARIEARENA

No more excuses! Let’s get it done!

Thank you Everyone for your support. If I had more time I would have spoke a little more about real people like Val Gator and those women still living making a difference in their current incarcerated state!

Thinking of you and your family Monique.

Powerful thank you

Thank you, Monique! No MORE EXCUSES!

Thank you Senator Hoylman for your leadership, especially on the Elder Parole bill!

wish we could've heard from Pam. she is amazing

Lead sponsor Sen. Hoylman we appreciate your leadership. Thank you for standing with us for those who no-one takes a stand for. Thank you Sen. Salazar, you inspire us.

thank you Monique we will keep fighting till your loved ones are released

Y’Allidarity from Dallas, Texas (I moved here after living in Buffalo, NY to be with my daughter.) The death penalty needs to be abolished here, but, as previous speakers have said, life without parole is essentially a death sentence. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty both federally and in the states that still have it. #EndDeathByIncarceration #RAPP

Thank you, Monique. Sending you love.

Thank you Sen Hoylman for your steady support. And yes, definitely Free my sisters, Kim Brown and Marie Arena and all those seeking parole and clemency

Thank you Rachel and the Crime Victims Center for caring about those behind bars who are very often survivors of crime too.

Thank you, Chel!

Thanks, all -- and shout out to Rachel and the team at the Crime Victims Treatment Center, one of NYSCASA's member programs and one of the victim services agencies providing direct services to incarcerated survivors

Vocal-NY!!!!! Good look Billy

Thank you for speaking your truth Billy!

They see the paperwork - exactly!

YESS! Our loved one have redeemed themselves despite being warehoused in the belly of the beast. thank you Mr. Booker!

Thank you, Billy!

Thank you Mr. Booker!!

Yes Mr. Booker!!

Thank you, Mr. Booker! Speaking so much truth to power right now

The Bible says "All men have sinned and fallen short" We have to learn as a society how to forgive! Welcome home Billy!

Change comes when one is not afraid to take a stand. The fact that there is inhumane treatment for people on Parole and Post-Released supervision and even if our scholars and people in our community are crying out for change and it hasn't happened is very disheartening. We have to work together to make this change a reality and then we can finally make Parolees human. Thank you for taking action.#ParoleesAreHuman

Thank you Mr. Booker!

thank you Billy!

ahhhhh that's to bad. Pam!!!!!

Thanks, everyone. Thank you, Senator Salazar for standing with us the whole time!

We love you Pam!

Sorry that we couldn’t hear you, Pam. Thank you everyone for your leadership and support! Looking forward to getting this done together!

Here is the social media guide: https://cuomoletthemgo.com/virtual-advocacy-social-media-guide

Such amazing and truthful speakers, thanks to all of you.

Thank you TeAna for leading us today!

thank you!!

indeed Serena!!!! glad she's on board with y'all

thank you!!

Thank you!

Thank you TeAna you were an amazing host!