Criminal legal system impacted | Transformative justice practitioner | Prison abolitionist | Freelance writer | Public speaker | #DoingSorry #CCA #BPI #NYTS
Bronx, NY
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Patrick Stephens retweeted
There are over 30,000 individuals incarcerated in NY's prison system. On Friday, I joined my future colleagues and @communities_ny @CCA_NY at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison for women. We talked to a number of women who have been sentenced to die behind bars, and witnessed resilience and hope in the face of dire circumstances.
Our current sentencing laws do not take into account the human capacity for change and redemption. That must change.
Patrick Stephens retweeted
In New York, your right to vote is restored after release from incarceration for a felony—even if you’re on parole, probation, or supervised release.
🗳️ Register by October 24
✅ Vote November 3
🔗 elections.ny.gov
Remember: you must re-register to vote!
Patrick Stephens retweeted
Join formerly incarcerated leaders, lawmakers, and advocates to learn about the fight to transform sentencing laws, win second chances, and bring our loved ones home.
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/CNCoct27
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Jack’s back
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Staff from Fishkill CF recently delivered a special shipment of pumpkins to the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie, which will be distributed to at-risk youth. Each pumpkin was grown with care by incarcerated individuals participating in the Fishkill Vocational Horticulture Program.
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This week, we’re celebrating 20 years! 🎉
Join us in Rochester this Thursday as we celebrate the CORE Recovery Center.
📍 CCA’s Rochester Office & CORE Center | 130 Andrews Street
🗓️ Oct. 1 | 11 AM–3 PM
🎟️ Free RSVP — bit.ly/CORE-20
Patrick Stephens retweeted
Antoine Galloway was sexually assaulted by a guard at NY’s infamous Clinton Prison. When he filed a grievance, other guards beat him with a deadly weapon & locked him in solitary. A decade on, he’s home working at a shelter, but still has severe pain. The guards were never fired.
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“DOCCS ignored reports like these for decades before they tortured and murdered Robert Brooks,” said HALT’s Anisah Sabur. “Rather than more reports, we need urgent action to expand pathways to release from these racist & deadly prisons, and an immediate end to all abuses inside.”
Patrick Stephens retweeted
Please join rallies today in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Long Island, and NYC to urge the Governor and lawmakers to end the urgent prison crisis by finally implementing the HALT Solitary Law, expanding pathways for release, and ending all abuses inside.
Patrick Stephens retweeted
NY prisons are facing a crisis of racist brutality, torture, and death. A person is dying nearly once every two days.
@GovKathyHochul must finally implement the #HALTsolitary Law, expand pathways for release from incarceration, and end all prison abuse.
Patrick Stephens retweeted
We’re also going to deliver a card to Governor Hochul laying out our demands and listing the names of 120 people who died in NY state prisons in 2026 so far.
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GETTING STARTED: We’re holding 5 rallies today—outside Governor Hochul’s NYC office, on Long Island, and in Albany, Buffalo & Ithaca—to demand the Governor and Lawmakers finally implement the HALT Solitary Law, expand pathways for release, and end all abuse In prisons & jails.
Patrick Stephens retweeted
We're done kicking the can down the road. Here's how we're fixing the city-owned section of the BQE.
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Judge Jenny Rivera's reappointment—or the selection of her successor—could shape whether the court continues to hear criminal appeals and meaningfully considers the experiences of people directly affected by the legal system.
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