Justice Roadmap NY

We're a network of over 200+ orgs working to dismantle the harm of the criminal legal and immigration systems in New York State.

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

MAY 13: The day after mother's day, join #CommunitiesNotCages in Albany for a press conference, rally and meetings with lawmakers to fight for thousands of mothers and children separated by cages in New York State. Free food & transportation. RSVP: https://t.co/MFnuUqY6BY

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Today, #CommunitiesNotCages held a panel at @BPHACaucus on why NY needs sentencing reform now. The Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act, Second Look Act, & Earned Time Act will support transformation & bring our loved ones home. Contact your legislators: https://t.co/ISRAYCT8HF

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

SPREAD L❤️VE: Jennifer & Michael are one of thousands of couples who love beyond walls. Hear about the power of their union & why they fight for #CommunitiesNotCages. Then, contact your legislators to end unjust sentencing laws & bring our loved ones home: https://t.co/ISRAYCT8HF

[Latrice Walker @TheRealLatriceW]

Sen. Julia Salazar and I penned an op-ed on the Seond Look Act. See: https://t.co/pzHjPAmNWk via @TimesUnion

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

❤️Thomas Gant of @CCA_NY chronicles the trials & tribulations he faced navigating marriage while incarcerated, which led to his advocacy for sentencing reform. Learn more about Thomas’ marriage in this powerful @slate piece. #CommunitiesNotCages https://t.co/CVk3sEtgVu

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

For decades, New York's racist and unjust sentencing laws have stolen loved ones from our communities and homes.

This Valentine's Day, we share stories from powerful couples that remind us that love and safety are nurtured by #CommunitiesNotCages.

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

NEW OP-ED: The 2nd Look Act brings sentencing laws into the modern era, making our justice system more fair. Society evolves over time, as do people, & our justice system makes mistakes on occasion. - @SalazarSenate & @TheRealLatriceW #CommunitiesNotCages

https://t.co/cM776mRmp2

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

���🧵ICYMI: #NoPriceOnJustice made headlines across the state this week after our advocacy day to end predatory court fines and fees! “Every dollar we spend on these fees is one less dollar we have to support our families." - @cca_ny member Peggy Herrera https://t.co/UpZHXZHQa2

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

TUESDAY! Join #CommunitiesNotCages for our FIRST 2024 advocacy day on January 30. We've got a blow-out day with rallies, press conferences, meetings with lawmakers, music, and creative actions - and we need you there! RSVP here: https://t.co/QMlCh4mU8a

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

In Albany, @CCA_NY organizer Thomas Gant testified at the NYS Legislature's public protection budget hearing. " While in prison, I helped author #CommunitiesNotCages to end racist &unjust sentences. My successful reintegration is proven by my very presence before you today."

[Communities Not Cages @Communities_NY]

NEW: @Slate features @CCA_NY & #CommunitiesNotCages organizer, Thomas Gant: "As I told my wife the stories of my friends in prison & the issues we were facing, the two of us started working together to act as a bridge between the inside and the outside."

https://t.co/A2KzGND9e6

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

MUST READ: Our new community organizer, Thomas Gant, shares his story of finding love while incarcerated and organizing with his wife, Kerry. "Every day we spend with each other feels like a gift, & even mundane activities tend to take on a magical quality." #CommunitiesNotCages

[Justice Roadmap NY @JusticeRdmapNY]

All New Yorkers deserve to be free from mass incarceration, detention and deportation.

Join us in urging your representatives to support the 2024 Justice Roadmap to ensure true and long lasting community safety: https://t.co/lnd6JIBDqz

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Geneo Jamal Wali Brown of @13thForwardNY: "The No Slavery in NY Act & the Fairness and Opportunity for Incarcerated Workers Act would outlaw forced labor, provide fair wages, health & safety protections, & ensure prison labor programs provide training for reintegration."

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Kenneth Edwards of @ceoworks: "NY must replace the outdated concept of ‘gate money’ with a Reentry Cash Fund providing a minimum of $2,600, empowering them to address fundamental needs such as food, housing costs, court-related debts, and preparation for employment."

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Senator Jessica Ramos: "The Street Vendor Legalization Act end the criminalization and intimidation of street vendors by the police and allow vendors—primarily immigrants, women, and people of color—to continue feeding New Yorkers and enriching the culture of our city."

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Senator Jessica Ramos: "The Unemployment Bridge Program would allow for anyone who can prove a loss of income access to the social safety net. It would provide unemployment compensation to 750,000 workers who are excluded due to the work they do or their immigration status"

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Senator Jessica Ramos: "Poverty is a manmade problem that need manmade solutions. We must pass Treatment Not Jail to allow people who need help to get it because jail is not a mental health center."

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

Serena Martin-Liguori of @NewHourNY: "When I was incarcerated, the packages I received from loved ones made me feel human. Rights Behind Bars would reverse the ban on family care packages. It would also deem COs as mandatory reporters of abuse."

[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

TeAna Taylor of @RAPPcampaign: "NY has a crisis of aging and death behind bars. Fair and Timely Parole & Elder Parole would bring our elders home, like my father, and save the state money. Right now is the time for justice. Our communities need this and want this."