| # | Name | Comments |
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| 201 | Viola W.Haywood | I look forward to immediate action for the elderly who will be better served when appropriately released or cared for. In thinking about all of the incarcerated I am reminded of the words of Dr. George Washington Carver in his concern for humanity.
"Be tender with the young, compassionate with the
aged; sympathetic with the striving, tolerant with the weak and the strong because in your life you will have been all of these." |
| 202 | Debby Klein Koch | There are a growing number (hundreds) of old, feeble and very sick persons currently incarcerated in the New York State correctional system. These persons experience additional suffering as a result of their physical deterioration, and are an extraordinary drain on state resources because of their special needs and medical expenses. Careful screening and release under supervision in the community can insure that those released pose minimal or no risk to public safety. Compassion and fiscal economy are advanced by the practical accommodation of earlier but controlled release to the community.
If that were my Dad, or your Dad in that situation, would we act?
NOW is the right time to send an email to NYS legislators in support of:
Compassion for the Elderly
for more incarcerated persons who are needlessly suffering
This is one of twelve planks of the campaign of the
NYS Coalition for Rehabilitation and Reentry,
a coalition of over thirty-three justice advocacy groups spread across New York State.
Help us to spread the word about this campaign, to generate hundreds of supportive emails in the coming weeks. |
| 203 | GAIL SULLIVAN | |
| 204 | Elizabeth Baird Saenger | |
| 205 | Mary Ann Gordon | |
| 206 | Michelle Dean | |
| 207 | theodora g. jackson | I am most anxious to help promote a system that is JUST, not racist, and truly CORRECTIVE!!! It is very obvious that what we have today is NOT!! |
| 208 | Howard Josepher | |
| 209 | Howard Josepher | |
| 210 | gina shea | |
| 211 | Patricia Hughes | Let's bring humanity back to the prison system. |
| 212 | Lawrence H. Mamiya | Urgent changes are needed to our the Rockefeller Drug laws and the use of prisons for drug offenders. A waste of taxpayer's money in the current recession. |
| 213 | Joseph M. Lamb | |
| 214 | Maxine H. Borom | It is unbelievable and unconscionable that the United States of America have incarcerated 1 in every 100 of its citizens. We need to find better, more humane and less expensive solutions |
| 215 | larry fauntleroy | |
| 216 | gail sullivan | I therefore urge you to SUPPORT THE POSITION THAT:
Geriatric parole, electronic detention, and supervised nursing care are the desired humane alternatives for the old, sick and physically disabled incarcerated persons who no longer pose a threat to society. The lives and dignity of those convicted of crimes must be respected. Our treatment of those convicted of crimes must always be humane, and compassionate release represents the humane option for a number of the state’s elderly or infirmed incarcerated persons.
After a review process that considered all relevant factors, including prison disciplinary and rehabilitation records, criminal history, and community or family support, candidates should be scheduled for early geriatric or elderly incarcerated person release. Length of time served and degree of impairment and suffering should also be considered.
The early release system should be tailored to the needs of the low risk geriatric and older incarcerated person. Some could be released outright to routine parole monitoring, others could be assigned to electronic home detention program, and still others could be transferred to secure nursing homes or veterans to veteran hospitals where appropriate. |
| 217 | Dolores Higgins | I support this platform, and hope the NYS legislature will do the right thing. |
| 218 | Jean Thrash | |
| 219 | S.Pickus | Judges 70yrs and older should not be on the bench all they do is incarcerate young adults even when innocent and do not provide a fair trial. Also refuse to read letters given by families and others for support of mentally ill. Very unfair and do not know how to treat and deal with the mentally disabled, furthermore where are cops or co's allowed to beat up inmates like this. This is very unfair to inmates especially when they are being corrupted and able to speak for themselves or do not understand what is going on this is again totally unfair. Something definately needs to be done about this. Also the Police, Lawyers and Judges need to be properly trained on mentally ill. |
| 220 | S.Pickus | Judges 70yrs and older should not be on the bench all they do is incarcerate young adults even when innocent and do not provide a fair trial. Also refuse to read letters given by families and others for support of mentally ill. Very unfair and do not know how to treat and deal with the mentally disabled, furthermore where are cops or co's allowed to beat up inmates like this. This is very unfair to inmates especially when they are being corrupted and able to speak for themselves or do not understand what is going on this is again totally unfair. Something definately needs to be done about this. Also the Police, Lawyers and Judges need to be properly trained on mentally ill. |
| 221 | jayette lansbury | |
| 222 | Anonymous | As a volunteer in a women's prison, I strongly support this platform for Reentry reform. |
| 223 | lorraine Gargano | |
| 224 | Patricia Hughes | Education changes everything. |
| 225 | Lorraine Barde | Those who are truly interested in a safer society, as well as those who want to save New York State tax dollars, will support reinstating college courses in NYS prisons. |
| 226 | Terry Phelan | |
| 227 | Anonymous | |
| 228 | larry fauntleroy | lets takea look at the freedom of info ,when employees do not response to our people abot the jobs they apply for |
| 229 | Joan Hunter | |
| 230 | Cathy S. McDowell | Amen! I have been an advocate for restorative justice practices for years. It's the only way to REALLY address issues of accountability, healing and community. Nothing else works and recidivism proves that. Let's make a commitment to be solution finders rather than Prison Industrial Complex promoters. |
| 231 | Joseph M. Lamb | |
| 232 | angel Garcia | |
| 233 | John D Lawry | Since I teach in a College Bound program at one of the women's prisons I know just how important this is. |
| 234 | thayer heath | |
| 235 | marian philo | it's about time! |
| 236 | Anonymous | |
| 237 | Stefanie Pickus | It is very unsafe and not for to all inmates to be abused the way they are. This needs to stop. Also the CO's do not wear name tages or badge numbers this was supposed to happen the beginning of new year. |
| 238 | Thomas W. Lenahan | |
| 239 | Donna Knotts | |
| 240 | Laura | |
| 241 | Roseanne D'Angelo | |
| 242 | delia torres | |
| 243 | Anonymous | |
| 244 | Monty Berman | |
| 245 | Jennifer Watts | |
| 246 | jayette lansbury | |
| 247 | Anonymous | |
| 248 | Joseph R. Cantwell | Thsi organization is long overdue. |
| 249 | gina shea | |
| 250 | Thayer Heath | |