Criminal justice advocates call on Cuomo to do more to protect prisoners
A group called the Justice Roadmap wants to draw attention to the fact that Gov. Andrew Cuomo largely ignores updates related to incarcerated New Yorkers during his daily press briefings. The group held a press conference of their own called, “The People’s Briefing,” where they gave details about how the coronavirus has affected detainees.
Justice Roadmap is a coalition of advocates from immigration and criminal justice groups. In addition to details about what is happening behind bars, the advocates shared a petition to Gov. Cuomo that includes urgent demands they say will save lives.
“(Gov. Cuomo) has to understand that he has to value our humanity, so we’re calling on him to engage in mass clemencies,” said Jose Saldana. “That’s the only solution. The Department of Correction has already failed us. They failed us miserably. They shut down the visits, and they did not provide masks for the correction officers.”
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