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December 07, 2007

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Sadly John MacKenzie was found dead in prison on the morning of Thursday, 4 August 2016.

John took full responsibility for his crime yet in spite of his genuine and heartfelt remorse, his complete rehabilitation, his spotless disciplinary record and his impressive accomplishments and achievements, he was denied parole ten times for the one thing he could not change — the nature of his crime.

John's case is used as an outstanding example by advocates working to restore justice and fairness to parole.

Rest in peace dear John. You are greatly loved and missed.

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NYS Parole Statute

Procedures for the conduct of the work of the New York State Board of Parole:

NYS Executive Law § 259-i: Procedures for the conduct of the work of the State Board of Parole

Functions, powers and duties of the New York State Board of Parole:

NYS Executive Law § 259-c: State Board of Parole; functions, powers and duties

Medical Parole release for terminally ill inmates:

NYS Executive Law § 259-r: Release on Medical Parole for terminally ill inmates

The entire Statute governing the work and organization of the New York State Division of Parole:

NYS Executive Law § 259-259r: State Division of Parole

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NYS Parole Reform Campaign

Working to change unfair and unjust parole policies through the Safe and Fair Evaluations (SAFE) Parole Act. Regular updates are given in Building Bridges, the monthly newsletter of the Prison Action Network.

The proposed Safe and Fair Evaluations (SAFE) Parole Act

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Links to organizations

Building Bridges: the monthly newsletter of the Prison Action Network
CURE-NY (Criminal Justice Reform: Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants)
CURE-NY's Blog
Center for Community Alternatives
Center for Court Innovation
Cheryl L. Kates Esq.
Citizens Against Recidivism Inc.
Coalition for Parole Restoration (CPR)
Correctional Association of New York
Fortune Society
Harlem Community Justice Center
ICARE (Interfaith Coalition of Advocates for Reentry and Employment)
Innocence Project
NYS Coalition for Rehabilitation and Reentry
NYS Parole Reform Campaign: regular updates are given in Building Bridges, the monthly newsletter of the Prison Action Network
NYS Prisoner Justice Network
New York City Board of Correction
New York Official Reports: New York State Law Reporting Bureau
New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
New York State Bill Search
New York State Defenders Association
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, "Parolee Lookup"
New York State Parole Board Interview Calendar
New York State Parole Board Members
New York State Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee Meetings and Updates
Open Legislation: Browse, search and share legislative information from the New York State Senate
Osborne Association
Parole Justice Now!
Prisoner Reentry Institute: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York
Re-thinking Reentry
Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP)
The Fancy Broccoli Show
The Marshall Project
The Riverside Church Prison Ministry
The Sentencing Project
Vera Institute of Justice: New York State Parole Project

Links to reports, articles and other resources

A Challenge to New York’s Broken Parole Board, by the Editorial Board (New York Times, 13 June 2016)
A Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual, Chapter 32: Parole, by the Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Ninth Edition, April 2011
Administrative Segregation, Degrees of Isolation, and Incarceration: A National Overview of State and Federal Correctional Policies, June 2013
Advocates Recite Shortcomings of N.Y. Parole Review Process, by John Caher (New York Law Journal, December 5 2013)
After Being Denied Parole 10 Times, Elderly Prisoner Allegedly Commits Suicide at Fishkill Prison (Democracy Now, August 10, 2016)
Auschwitz to Attica - Methodologies of Psychological Abuse, by John MacKenzie (Parole News, July 2013)
Boxed In: The True Cost of Extreme Isolation in New York's Prisons, by Scarlet Kim, Taylor Pendergrass and Helen Zelon (New York Civil Liberties Union, 2012)
CA Statement on the Apparent Suicide of John MacKenzie (Correctional Association of New York, 8 August 2016)
COMPAS Risk & Need Assessment System: Selected questions posed by inquiring agencies, January 14, 2010
COMPAS Risk Assessment: The Real Deal, by Cheryl L. Kates, May 8 2012
Calls Grow for NY Gov Cuomo to Reform Parole Board That Denies Release of Eligible Prisoners (Democracy Now, August 11 2016)
Clarifying the Legislative Intent: invalidating the use of "community opposition" in the Parole Decision Process, by John MacKenzie (Parole News, August 2016)
Commentary on Parole, by Edward Hammock, former Chairman of the NY State Board of Parole and James Seelandt, Client Advocate with the Bronx Defenders
Commissioner Brian Fischer's statement on Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's 2012-13 Executive Budget, before the Senate and Assembly Fiscal Committees, January 30, 2012
Days Without End: Life Sentences and Penal Reform, by Marie Gottschalk (Prison Legal News, 2012)
Death by Parole Board Cruelty (CURE-NY, August 6 2016)
Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, where is it heading? (Excerpts of testimony at NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Correction.) November 20 2011
Dismantling Parole: a Special Edition of Pro Se, published by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, 2006
Distortion of the Parole Board’s Function, by Jim Murphy (in CURE-NY Newsletter, Fall, 2010)
Employing Your Mission: Building cultural competence in Reentry Service Agencies through the hiring of individuals who are formerly incarcerated and/or in recovery, by the Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Fortune Society, June 2011
Ending Parole Abuses – Reuniting Families: The Riverside Church Prison Ministry’s Campaign to Overhaul the NYS Parole System (November 2013)
False Hope and a Needless Death Behind Bars, by Jesse Wegman (New York Times, September 6 2016)
Governor Cuomo Announces Proposal of New Regulations to Ensure Consideration of Risk and Rehabilitation During Parole Decisions (Albany, NY, October 18 2016)
History of Parole in New York State
In Memory of John MacKenzie (in Building Bridges: the monthly newsletter of the Prison Action Network, September 2016)
It's about time: aging prisoners, increasing costs, and geriatric release, by Tina Chiu (Vera Institute of Justice, April 2010)
Jenna's Law (Sentencing Reform Act of 1998)
John MacKenzie seeks support for parole
Merciless End for a Long Island Cop Killer, by Joseph Goldstein (New York Times, October 28 2016)
Merger of Department of Correctional Services and Division of Parole: Mission Statement, April 2011
NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Correction: Annual Report for the 2011 Legislative Session
NYS Coalition for Rehabilitation and Reentry: Restorative Platform Message - Parole (November 6, 2007)
NYSACDL Supports Call For Parole Reform (Atticus, Volume 23 Number 1, Winter 2011)
New Sentencing Model to Meet the Challenge of Reentry and Public Safety, by Alan Rosenthal, Marsha Weissman, and Elaine Wolf. (Published by the Center for Community Alternatives.)
New York State Division of Parole: News and Press Releases
New York State Division of Parole: Newsletters
New York State Division of the Budget: 2011-2012 Executive Budget Legislation
New York State Executive Law 259-259r: State Division of Parole
New York State Parole Handbook: questions and answers concerning parole release and supervision
New York Still in Need of Parole Reform, by Alan Rosenthal and Patricia Warth (Atticus, Volume 24 Number 1, Spring 2012)
New York's Broken Parole System (New York Times, February 16 2014)
New York’s Aging Prison Population, by Karen L. Murtagh (Pro Se Vol. 23 No. 2, April 2013)
No Exit: the expanding use of life sentences in America, by Ashley Nellis and Ryan S. King, published by the Sentencing Project, July 2009
Old Behind Bars: The Ageing Prison Population in the United States. Human Rights Watch, January 2012
One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections, published by the Pew Center on the States, 2009
Parole Release Decisions and the Rule of Law, by Alan Rosenthal and Patricia Warth (Atticus, Summer 2013, Vol. 25, No. 2, p. 10-16)
Parole Review Process Has Serious Shortcomings, by Scott Paltrowitz (Correctional Association of New York, December 6 2013)
Parole and Politics Shouldn't Mix, by Barbara Hanson Treen (New York Law Journal, 30 December 2013)
Parole, Politics and Public Opinion: excerpts from an article by Eddie Ellis, published in CURE-NY Newsletter, Spring 2008 (page 4)
Parole, Prisoner's Rights: articles, reports and research links published by the New York State Defenders Asscociation
Policy Report: an analysis of current NYS Parole Policy, by Cheryl L Kates Esq., February 16 2007
Prison panel calls for "revoking" parole. Editorial on the final report of the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform, by Jarrett Murphy, February 9 2009
Professor Philip Genty Testifies on Parole Procedures Before State Assembly's Correction Committee (Columbia Law School, December 6 2013) Includes full text of Professor Genty's testimony
Profile of the Graziano v. Pataki civil rights case, produced by the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse
Public Comments in Support of Parole Reform (Correctional Association of New York, January 2014)
Public Hearing before New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform, testimony of Professor Philip M. Genty, November 13 2007
Recidivism Among Parolees in New York City, 2001-2008, by Bryn A. Herrschaft with Zachary Hamilton, Center for Court Innovation, November 2011
Recommendations for Parole Reform in New York State: discussion held by the Prisoner Reentry Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Research Synthesis of Reliability and Validity of COMPAS, published by Northpointe Institute for Public Management, Inc., September 2007
Restoring Fairness to Parole: transcript of the panel discussion by the New York City Bar Association
Review for Release: Juvenile Offenders, State Parole Practices, and the Eighth Amendment, by Sarah French Russell (Quinnipiac University School of Law, January 1 2014) (Indiana Law Journal, Vol. 89, No. 1, 2014)
Safe and Fair Evaluations (SAFE) Parole Act (proposed Act)
State of New York: 2011-12 Executive Budget Briefing Book. New York at a Crossroads: a Transformation Plan for a New New York
State of Recidivism: the Revolving Door of America's Prisons, published by the PEW Center on the States, April 13 2011
Suicide of 70-Year-Old John Mackenzie After Tenth Parole Denial Illustrates Broken System, by Victoria Law (Village Voice, August 9 2016)
Testimony of Tina M. Stanford, Chairwoman NYS Board of Parole, before the NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Correction, Wednesday December 4 2013
The Future of Sentencing in New York State: Recommendations for Reform, by the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform, January 30, 2009
The Lives of Juvenile Lifers: Findings from a National Survey, by Ashley Nellis (The Sentencing Project, March 2012)
The NYS Parole Board Killed John MacKenzie (RAPP, August 6 2016)
The Parole Hearing Data Project: an educational tool for criminal justice research built on examining parole hearing data
Transitional Accountability Plan (New York Corrections Law §71-A)
Trends in U.S. Corrections: a visual tool that provides a compilation of key developments in the criminal justice system over the past several decades, published by The Sentencing Project, May 18, 2012
US Prison System Resembling Huge Geriatrics Ward, by Kanya DAlmeida, IPS News (Truthout, March 3 2014)
Written Submission to NYS Sentencing Commission, by Cheryl L. Kates, December 2007

Index

A1 violent felons (50)
Acting Commissioner (1)
Alan Rosenthal (1)
Alex Smith (1)
American Law Institute (1)
amicus brief (2)
Andrea W. Evans (11)
Anthony J. Annucci (1)
Ashley Nellis (2)
Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (1)
Assemblyman James Tedisco (1)
Attica (1)
Aurelina Leonor (1)
Auschwitz (1)
Barbara Treen (1)
Bill A00156B/S56B (1)
Bill A01188 (1)
Bill A09727/S6731 (1)
Bill A10108 (1)
Bill A4108/S1128 (2)
Bill A7939 (1)
Bill S00329 (1)
Bill S0338/A0154 (1)
Bill S06908 (1)
Bill S08259 (1)
Bill S08260 (1)
Bill S08360 (1)
Bill S1377-2013 (1)
Bill S2812 (1)
Bill S3645C (1)
Bill S5374 (2)
Billy Doane (1)
Brian Fischer (7)
Brittany's Law (2)
Bryn Herrschaft (1)
Building Bridges (1)
Center for Court Innovation (1)
Chair of the Board of Parole (13)
Cheryl L. Kates (4)
Chris Ortloff (8)
Christina Hernandez (1)
Citizens Against Recidivism Inc. (2)
Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse (1)
class action case (24)
Coalition For Fair Criminal Justice Policies NYC Chapter (17)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (1)
community opposition (1)
COMPAS (1)
Correctional Association of New York (3)
CURE-NY (2)
David McCallum (2)
Debra Loomis (1)
determinate sentences (1)
Diana Ortiz (1)
DNA Databank Expansion Bill (2)
DNA database (2)
Douglas Thwaites (6)
Eddie Jones (1)
Edward Hammock (1)
Edward M. Sharkey (2)
Edwin Lopez (1)
Ellen Evans Alexander (1)
Emmanuel Patterson (1)
Executive Director of the NYS Division of Parole (5)
Family Empowerment Day 4/NYC (2)
Fancy Broccoli Show (3)
Felix M. Rosa Jr. (5)
Fr. Ronald Lemmert (1)
G. Kevin Ludlow (1)
Gail Hallerdin (1)
George “Chris” Ortloff (8)
George B. Alexander (12)
George Pataki (5)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (17)
Governor David A. Paterson (13)
Graziano v. Evans (2)
Graziano v. Pataki (30)
Hank Morris (3)
Harlem Community Justice Center (1)
Henry Lemons Jr. (6)
Hope Lives for Lifers Reintegration Program (1)
Howard Marnell (1)
human rights (1)
Human Rights Watch (1)
ICARE (1)
indeterminate sentence (1)
J. Soffiyah Elijah (3)
James B. Ferguson Jr. (1)
Jamie Fellner (1)
Jared Brown (1)
Jarrett Murphy (1)
Jeffrion Aubry (3)
Jerry Balone (1)
John Caher (14)
John Duffy (1)
John MacKenzie (2)
Jonathan E. Gradess (1)
José Diaz (1)
Joseph B. Crangle (1)
Judge Cathy Seibel (6)
Judge Charles L. Brieant Jr. (5)
Judge Stefan R. Underhill (2)
Julie Smith (1)
Justice Edward Spain (1)
Justice Lawrence H. Ecker (2)
Justice Nancy E. Smith (1)
Justice Richard Mott (2)
juvenile lifers (1)
Lama Hassoun (1)
legislative intent (5)
legislative oversight hearing (2)
legislative reform (34)
life sentence (5)
life without parole (5)
Lifers and Longtermers Clearinghouse (10)
Lisa Elovich (1)
Lynn Anne Tabbott (1)
Marc A. Coppola (1)
Martin H. Tankleff (1)
Mary Ross (1)
medical parole release (4)
mental health (3)
Merit Time Bill (12)
merit time eligibility (2)
Merle Cooper Program (3)
Milton Johnson III (1)
Nature of the Crime (1)
New York (1)
New York State (59)
New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (3)
New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct (1)
New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform (4)
New York State Defenders Association (1)
Newlly Velasquez (2)
Noah Lazore (1)
NYS Board of Parole (61)
NYS Department of Correctional Services (2)
NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (10)
NYS Division of Parole (25)
NYS Executive Law § 259 (i) (27)
NYS Executive Law §259-c(4) (6)
NYS Parole Reform Campaign (29)
NYS Prisoner Justice Conference (2)
NYS Prisoner Justice Network (14)
NYS Senate Crime Victims Crime and Correction Committee (9)
One in 31 (1)
Pablo Costello (4)
Pamela Menera (1)
Parents of Murdered Children (1)
parole (7)
parole commissioners (1)
parole guidelines (6)
parole hearings (13)
Parole Justice Now (1)
parole programs (1)
parole reform (156)
parole release (24)
parole supervision (5)
parole violations (1)
parolee lookup (1)
Patricia Warth (1)
Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (1)
Peter Sell (3)
Pew Center on the States (1)
Pew Report (2)
Prison Action Network (79)
prison closure (9)
Prison Reentry Institute (1)
prison reform (13)
probation (1)
Professor Philip M. Genty (4)
psychological abuse (1)
recidivism rates (12)
rehabilitation (6)
revocation of parole (1)
Richard J. Clarke (1)
risk and needs assessment (9)
Risk and Needs Assessment (COMPAS) (10)
risk assessment (1)
Riverside Church Prison Ministry (1)
Robert Dennison (4)
Robert Gangi (2)
Robert Isseks (4)
Rockefeller Drug Laws (4)
Ryan S. King (1)
Safe and Fair Evaluations (SAFE) Parole Act (30)
Sally Thompson (1)
Samuel Hamilton (2)
Senator Eric T. Schneiderman (1)
Senator Joseph A. Griffo (1)
Senator Kevin Parker (1)
Senator Martin J. Golden (3)
Senator Michael F. Nozzolio (6)
Senator Tom Duane (3)
Senator Velmanette Montgomery (2)
sentencing reform (5)
Seny Taveras (1)
Shock Incarceration Program (1)
Shu'aib A. Raheem (9)
solitary confinement (1)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (1)
The Sentencing Project (2)
Theodore Kirkland (1)
Thomas Grant (4)
Timothy D. O'Brien (1)
Tina Stanford (1)
Transitional Accountability Plans (TAP) (4)
Upper Manhattan Reentry Task Force (1)
Vernon Manley (1)
victim impact statement (7)
violent offenders registry (1)
Walter Smith Jr. (1)
Willard Drug Treatment Campus (1)
Winston Moseley (1)
women (1)
work release (3)

Special dedications

Parole News is dedicated to the memory of Charles "Chill" Hamilton and David "Pancake" Ramos, who died in prison. Charles "Chill" Hamilton was committed to parole reform. He had a sincere desire to help men change their lives, achieve an education and work towards becoming productive, law-abiding, contributing members of society. David "Pancake" Ramos kept everyone laughing. He was always happy, despite being in prison.

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