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    Drop the Rock Co-Sponsors Better Ballots NY

    Posted on: Friday, August 27th, 2010 in: Publications & Reports

    This fall, voters in New York State will head to the polls for some important elections. While we are in a state of economic uncertainty and devastating budget cuts, it is more important than ever for us to use our votes to elect policymakers who will advocate for the issues that affect our communities.
    Drop [...]

    NY Times Letter to Editor: When the Police Stop and Frisk

    Posted on: Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 in: Publications & Reports

    Check out a letter Bob Gangi, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of NY, wrote in response to Heather Mac Donald’s Op-Ed in this Saturday’s NY Times (”Fighting Crime Where the Criminals Are“) about the NYPD’s objectionable stop-and-frisk practices that primarily target minority neighborhoods.
    When the Police Stop and Frisk
    Published July 2, 2010
    To the Editor:
    Heather Mac [...]

    Campaign Materials from Advocacy Day

    Posted on: Friday, April 9th, 2010 in: Publications & Reports

    On Tuesday, March 16, over 400 New Yorkers united in Albany and met with more than 140 state legislators for Drop the Rock’s Advocacy Day, urging them to downsize New York’s prison system and invest in communities, not prisons. We received some great press coverage and had some excellent photos taken throughout the day. For [...]

    Put People Before Prisons

    Posted on: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 in: News, Publications & Reports

    In April 2009, the New York State Senate voted to significantly reform the notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws after years of advocacy on the part of families, formerly incarcerated people, and community organizations.
    Drop the Rock is building on these advances by expanding its proposals for reform.  Our new campaign aims to reduce the harm that incarceration has on [...]

    Announcing Rockefeller Audio Documentary Project

    Posted on: Friday, November 13th, 2009 in: Publications & Reports

    Drop the Rock is launching an Audio Documentary project to highlight the experiences which people have had with the Rockefeller Drug Laws.  We are currently holding interviews with people who are serving time under the laws in state prison, and people who are awaiting sentencing for felony drug charges at Rikers.  If you are interested [...]

    The Beginning of the End of the Rockefeller Drug Laws

    Posted on: Monday, March 30th, 2009 in: Publications & Reports

    Governor David Paterson, Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have reached a deal to significantly reform the harsh Rockefeller Drug Laws.  This agreement is not the end of the Rockefeller Drug Laws, but if we have anything to do with it, it is the beginning of the end.
    The compromise, which will [...]

    Reform Criminal Justice Policies, Cut Government Costs

    Posted on: Monday, December 15th, 2008 in: Publications & Reports

    The Correctional Association released a brief position paper recommending policy reforms which would improve our justice system and save the fiscally strapped state over $450 million annually.
    Download: Reform Criminal Justice Policies, Cut Government Costs
    Recommendations include:

    Closing underutilized prisons,
    Repealing the Rockefeller Drug Laws,
    Increasing work release eligibility and participation; and
    Diverting technical parole violators from prison.

    These and other measures [...]

    Holding Paterson to his Word on Rockefeller Reform

    Posted on: Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 in: Publications & Reports

    Check out Drop the Rock’s new fact sheet which presents Governor David Paterson’s previous statements and actions in support of sweeping reform of the Rockefeller Drug Laws.  Click here to print out the fact sheet: Paterson for Reform.
    Governor Paterson,
    This is what you said as a State Senator from Harlem:

    “As a member of the New York State [...]

    Say NO to 35 Years of Injustice, Drop the Rock Policy Paper

    Posted on: Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 in: Publications & Reports

    Check out our recent policy paper about the Rockefeller Drug Laws, Say NO to 35 Years of Injustice, prepared by Robert Gangi, Executive Director of the Correctional Association of New York .
    Say NO to 35 Years of Injustice!

    2008 Fact Sheets on Rockefeller Drug Laws Released

    Posted on: Saturday, June 21st, 2008 in: Publications & Reports

    Drop the Rock General Fact Sheet 2008
    Potential Savings from Rockefeller Drug Law Repeal 2008
    Trends in Drug Committments to NY State Prison 2008
    Here are Drop the Rock’s updated fact sheets/position papers on the continuing negative effects of the Rockefeller Drug Laws on individuals, communities and the state’s prison system.  The most salient fact is that, despite [...]