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This is what organized power looks like.
A8871/S8415 passed because people refused silence.
We honor Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi.
Now the work shifts to appointments, oversight, and enforcement.
No more darkness in our correctional systems.

@juliasalazar.bsky.social @governor.ny.gov
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We’re rallying Dec 1, 10:45 AM–Noon at Corcraft (550 Broadway, Menands) — because NY profits off incarcerated labor.

People inside earn 16¢ an hour doing jobs worth $35K–$45K a year while lawmakers stall on #ElderParole & #FairAndTimelyParole.

It’s time to end exploitation.
#ParoleJusticeNow
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New York’s prisons are bleeding. Ernastiáze Moore, Robert Brooks, Messiah Nantwi—proof that reform without oversight is theater. @GovKathyHochul, sign the Criminal Justice Omnibus Bill now. Lives are on the line. #FreedomUnshackled
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
September 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
August 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
August 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
July 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Omnibus Corrections Oversight Bill has passed. Ten long overdue reforms, including expansion of the State Commission of Correction. Oversight finally moves into the hands of those closest to the harm.

We remain vigilant as we await Governor Hochul's signature.
June 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
May 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Albany County, it’s time to stand up.

Albany County Town Hall
Thursday, June 5 at 6 PM
Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave

We’re confronting abuse in the jail and on the streets.
See event post for details.

This is about justice. This is about us.
#AccountabilityNow #ProtectOurPeople
May 22, 2025 at 6:29 PM
May 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Messiah Nantwi was handcuffed, unarmed, & unresponsive when correctional officers beat him to death. This was not a tragedy. It was a system working as designed. We demand justice. Read our full statement:

#JusticeForMessiah #HALTsolitary #EndPrisonViolence #FreedomUnshackled
April 17, 2025 at 5:39 AM
"Medicaid is a lifeline for so many people. I’ve seen firsthand how the privatization of medical care, including cuts to Medicaid, hurts all of us. Medicaid must be protected and expanded. Healthcare is a human right."

- TeAna, Schenectady, NY
April 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Both Fair & Timely and Elder Parole bills passed through the New York Assembly Corrections Committee

Now onto the Codes Committee. Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz put the bills on the agenda.
April 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#ListenToWomen “Parole is designed for readiness for release, not endless punishment.”

Hear Tia explain why Fair & Timely Parole will help ensure the parole process is actually fulfilling its original purpose
March 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#ListenToWomen “Solitary confinement is inhumane, it gives correctional officers the power to abuse and take advantage.”

Hear from Misty about why solitary is torture and why we should protect the HALT Act
March 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#ListenToWomen “solitary is not discipline, it is abuse.”

Listen to Nicole, a survivor of solitary confinement, share why New York must not roll back the HALT Act. #womenshistorymonth2025
March 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#ListenToWomen “Please pass the Elder Parole Bill so seniors can come home and have a second chance at freedom.”

Listen to Dolores who says pass the Elder Parole Bill now!
March 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
During the last week of Women’s History Month, we will be uplifting the voices of women across New York State stating why they support Elder Parole, Fair and Timely Parole, and why it’s important that we “Halt the rollback of HALT”

Stay tuned for the full videos #listentowomen
March 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Another life stolen! A 22-year-old at Mid-State CF was beaten to death by COs—months after Robert Brooks was murdered at Marcy CF. Incarcerated ppl aren’t safe from COs.
Fire & prosecute the COs
Body cams for ALL COs
End prison brutality

@GovKathyHochul @NewYorkStateAG @DOCCS
March 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Protest Against Violence at Albany County Correctional Facility

Please come out and stand with us.

Where: Sheriff Apple’s Office, 16 Eagle Street, Albany, NY

When: Friday, February 28th

Time: 12:00 PM
February 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Freedom Unshackled Coalition Condemns Suspension of HALT and Calls for Immediate Action to Address Inhumane Conditions for Incarcerated New Yorkers
February 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM