News and Updates
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Recent Clemency News and Updates on the Movement
April 2, 2026: Hochul must use clemency to end prison crowding
“A solution to the staffing crisis is already teed up. The state Constitution explicitly gives the governor the power to grant clemency and commute prison sentences. There are more than 1,000 robust clemency applications pending in her office that have been vetted and analyzed by members of the governor’s clemency staff. Surely, among those applications are numerous people who could and should be released. All that is needed is some sensible leadership of the sort being put on display in New York City.”
September 30, 2025: Advocates slam gov for failing to commute sentences of incarcerated women
“There are many women that have transformed their lives, that are incarcerated for domestic violence, and have received what we call ‘death-by-incarceration sentences. We feel that they are ready and deserving of a second chance, and that the governor should give them the opportunity to return home to their families, their children.”
September 30, 2025: Clemency Plea
“Hochul has used her clemency powers sparingly this year, only granting the benefit to two incarcerated women.Stanley Bellamy, who was granted clemency by Hochul in 2022, urged the governor to act in more cases. ‘There are many others behind bars who are equally deserving of this second chance, and we’re holding this rally to call on her to act,’ Bellamy said.”
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