Both Sides Of The Bars: Parole Reform - Less Is More

Length

00:25:31

Producer

Paul Hyman

Category

Informational Talk Show

Comments

Parole reform has become an important issue within the criminal legal reform world. New York reincarcerates more people on parole for technical violations -- like missing an appointment with a parole officer, being late for curfew, or testing positive for alcohol -- than any state in the country except Illinois. Of the people on parole whom New York sent back to prison in 2016, over 6,300 -- or 65% -- were reincarcerated for technical parole violations. That’s five times the national average. Meanwhile, the racial disparity is stark: Black people are incarcerated in New York City jails for technical parole violations at more than 12 times the rate of whites. The Less is More: Community Supervision Revocation Reform Act would fix this problem.