UPDATE: Today, Cuomo was asked specifically about Alec Baldwin’s call to use his clemency power to release more people. His smug response is a page out of the Willie Horton playbook: “How about if they’re violent & they just started their sentence.”
Here’s video of Cuomo responding to Alec Baldwin. The reporter pressed Cuomo that Baldwin was talking about elderly, pregnant women, vulnerable, & those in last year of sentence. Cuomo’s dodge: “We’re already doing that.” But, he is not already doing that.
The reality of Cuomo's inaction:
40k+ caged in Cuomo’s jails/prisons w/ no ability to social distance
5k+ serving time on technical (non-crime) parole violations
7k+ people set to be released w/n 1 year
6k+ clemency petitions gathering dust on his desk
< 1% of elders released
40k+ caged in Cuomo’s jails/prisons w/ no ability to social distance
5k+ serving time on technical (non-crime) parole violations
7k+ people set to be released w/n 1 year
6k+ clemency petitions gathering dust on his desk
< 1% of elders released
Back to Baldwin's powerful, simple plea. Here's all he asked of @NYGovCuomo: "Releasing the elderly, pregnant women, and others who are immunocompromised, as well as anyone within a year of their release dates, would show great leadership, and that’s what New York needs now."
OUTRAGED? Take action now. Prisons are breeding grounds for the spread of coronavirus, infecting incarcerated people, officers, families, & the public at large. @NYGovCuomo must save lives by granting #ClemencyNow & reducing the prison population. Visit: cuomoletthemgo.com/demands
