June 26, 2008
Profile of the Graziano v. Pataki case
A useful profile of the Graziano v. Pataki case produced by the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse (Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law) may be found here.
June 19, 2008
Graziano v. Pataki update: June 19th 2008
This statement was published by the Prison Action Network on June 18th:
GRAZIANO VS. PATAKI
The Court adjourned the conference. NO definite date has been set for the next conference. In the meantime, the lawyers are finishing up discovery and the case will be decided either on motion or trial.
GRAZIANO VS. PATAKI
The Court adjourned the conference. NO definite date has been set for the next conference. In the meantime, the lawyers are finishing up discovery and the case will be decided either on motion or trial.
June 10, 2008
Governor Paterson announces two new members of the State Board of Parole
Governor Paterson announces two new members of the State Board of Parole; Joseph B. Crangle and Mary Ross.
Joseph B. Crangle has been nominated as a Member of the State Board of Parole. Since 2000, Mr. Crangle has been an Assistant Court Analyst with the New York State Office of Court Administration. In this role, Mr. Crangle is assigned to the Domestic Violence Part of the Buffalo City Court where he monitors defendant’s compliance with court orders. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Crangle was a Probation Officer with the Genesee County Probation Department, where he oversaw the Pretrial Release Under Supervision program. Mr. Crangle received his BA from Canisius College and his JD from the City University of New York.
Mary Ross has been nominated as a Member of the State Board of Parole. She has been a Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society in Queens, New York since 1998. From 1990 to 1995, Ms. Ross was the Executive Director of Providence House, directing this nonprofit corporation that provides transitional and permanent housing for female ex-offenders, homeless women and their children. Ms. Ross was previously the Program Director of Providence House from 1984 to 1990. Ms. Ross was also the Campus Minister at Queens College from 1982 to 1984 and was the Director of Administrative Services at the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1978 to 1982. She received her BA in Education from St. Joseph’s College, her MS in Education from Brooklyn College and her JD from the City University of New York.
Salaries for Members of the Parole Board are set at $101,600. These appointments require Senate confirmation.
Joseph B. Crangle has been nominated as a Member of the State Board of Parole. Since 2000, Mr. Crangle has been an Assistant Court Analyst with the New York State Office of Court Administration. In this role, Mr. Crangle is assigned to the Domestic Violence Part of the Buffalo City Court where he monitors defendant’s compliance with court orders. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Crangle was a Probation Officer with the Genesee County Probation Department, where he oversaw the Pretrial Release Under Supervision program. Mr. Crangle received his BA from Canisius College and his JD from the City University of New York.
Mary Ross has been nominated as a Member of the State Board of Parole. She has been a Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society in Queens, New York since 1998. From 1990 to 1995, Ms. Ross was the Executive Director of Providence House, directing this nonprofit corporation that provides transitional and permanent housing for female ex-offenders, homeless women and their children. Ms. Ross was previously the Program Director of Providence House from 1984 to 1990. Ms. Ross was also the Campus Minister at Queens College from 1982 to 1984 and was the Director of Administrative Services at the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1978 to 1982. She received her BA in Education from St. Joseph’s College, her MS in Education from Brooklyn College and her JD from the City University of New York.
Salaries for Members of the Parole Board are set at $101,600. These appointments require Senate confirmation.
May 08, 2008
Graziano v. Pataki update: May 8th 2008
Latest news from the Prison Action Network: there will be a conference on June 13th, by which time it is expected the discovery phase of the legal work will be completed.
May 01, 2008
Parole hearing information is now on the NYS Division of Parole's web site
Information about parole hearings in NYS, available on the NYS DOCS Inmate Population Information Search web site, has now also been added to the NYS Division of Parole's web page.
The first phase of the NYS Division of Parole's new initiative went online today, allowing users to look back at parole board determinations over the past two years, and forward to cases due to come before the board within the next six months. A link has been added to make it easier for crime victims to submit a victim impact statement.
Phase II of the initiative is due to go online later this year and will add search capabilities and information on individuals currently on parole, such as the length of sentence served by the offender, the supervising parole officer, and contact information for the appropriate regional parole office.
A statement about the new initiative by George B. Alexander, Chairman of the NYS Division of Parole, may be found here.
The first phase of the NYS Division of Parole's new initiative went online today, allowing users to look back at parole board determinations over the past two years, and forward to cases due to come before the board within the next six months. A link has been added to make it easier for crime victims to submit a victim impact statement.
Phase II of the initiative is due to go online later this year and will add search capabilities and information on individuals currently on parole, such as the length of sentence served by the offender, the supervising parole officer, and contact information for the appropriate regional parole office.
A statement about the new initiative by George B. Alexander, Chairman of the NYS Division of Parole, may be found here.
April 10, 2008
Parole update from Cheryl L. Kates Esq.
The statement below is from Building Bridges:
"April 9, 2008 - PAROLE UPDATE (Submitted by Cheryl Kates, Esq.). We have just learned that Parole will see parole applicants 4 months prior to their earliest release date in order to make time to prepare them for re-entry if they are released. They have adjusted most peoples' dates in the computer and they will be seen 2 months earlier than they were already scheduled."
"April 9, 2008 - PAROLE UPDATE (Submitted by Cheryl Kates, Esq.). We have just learned that Parole will see parole applicants 4 months prior to their earliest release date in order to make time to prepare them for re-entry if they are released. They have adjusted most peoples' dates in the computer and they will be seen 2 months earlier than they were already scheduled."
March 25, 2008
Low recidivism rates for paroled violent felons
New York parole officials report that none of the 456 violent felons paroled in the last four years was sent back to prison for committing a new crime.
Paroled felons' return rate low. Michael Hill, Associated Press, March 24 2008.
Paroled felons' return rate low. Michael Hill, Associated Press, March 24 2008.
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