Hello all,
Sharonne Salaam is again organizing a march from Harlem to Albany to demand compensation for those who have been wrongfully incarcerated in New York State (Senate Bill #S02074A / Assembly Bill #A03978A and
Right To Counsel: Senate Bill #4980A / Assembly Bill #6982). She called me and asked Westchester folk to help host her group as they pass through Westchester County on May 11th and 12th this year (hosting the group overnight/hosting for a meal/joining part of the march etc). Is your group or congregation willing to take on one piece of this? All details below. Her core group will between around 10 to 20 people that will need meals and accommodation.
We really appreciate your consideration:
Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated
SAVE THE DATES!
Walk 4 Justice 2020
MAY 10 – MAY 19
All Roads Lead To The Capital!
Do you know someone in jail?
Were you wrongly convicted?
Share your story with the New York State Legislature!
Walk to Albany in support of
Wrongful Conviction Compensation & Services:
Senate Bill #S02074A / Assembly Bill #A03978A
and
Right To Counsel: Senate Bill #4980A / Assembly Bill #6982
These issues affect everyone in New York State!
Become a sponsor
Be a team captain in your community
Host the walking group
Provide cars and buses for those who can’t walk
Sponsor a walker
Make your voice heard – show up for change!
For more info ~ Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated
Mt. Morris Ascension Presbyterian Church
15 Mt. Morris Park West
Harlem, NY
212-534-6925
Dear Friends,
Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated is a volunteer organization that works to improve outcomes for incarcerated people, especially the wrongfully incarcerated. We do this by working with legislators and family members to create laws that help this population live more productive lives upon their release, by visiting those who are still behind bars, and by supporting their families.
Every year, wrongfully convicted men, women, and children are found not guilty and are set free through the courts. Many leave prison with no more than the clothes on their backs and enough cash for the bus or train ride home and a meal. Some newly exonerated people have spent 1, 5, 20, 30, or more years in prison, and on some, the toll of incarceration leaves scars similar to post-traumatic stress disorder. The many difficulties they face in trying to get their lives back lead some to suicidal thoughts; some actually commit suicide. Overwhelmed by the impact of their prison background and an unforgiving society, many feel they have no choice but to enter the world of crime – a world that had been foreign to them before they were wrongly accused and convicted.
Right now, Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated has two bills in the New York State Legislature: S.02074A, sponsored by Senator Brian Benjamin, and A.03978A, sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry. These bills offer financial compensation, education, and other services to those who were wrongfully convicted of crimes they didn’t commit, helping to make them whole.
Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated wants you to join the CALL THE LEGISLATORS ON MONDAY campaign… call the legislators listed below. Please call them whenever you can and as often as you can until May 19, 2020, and tell them to pass these bills.
Bill Sponsors
Senator Brian Benjamin: 518-426-6809 (Albany), 212-222-7315 (New York City)
Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry: 518-455-4561 (Albany), 718-457-3615 (Flushing)
Chairmen of the Judiciary Committees
Senator Brad Hoylman: 518-455-2415 (Albany), 212-633-8052 (New York City)
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz: 518-452-8650 (Albany), 718-796-5345 (Bronx)
Don’t forget too call your local NYS Representatives…tell them all…to pass these bills.
On May 10, 2020, Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated and others will begin a 10-day walk to Albany seeking justice. As we walk, we will educate people along the way about this campaign for justice. The WALK 4 JUSTICE campaign will push to move S.02074A and A.03978A forward. On the final day – May 19, 2020 – our group will rally in Albany and meet with members of the New York State legislature to speak with them about the importance of passing these bills.
All are welcome to join us in this “WALK 4 JUSTICE.” Invite a friend or two to walk with you!
Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated
Sincerely,
Sharonne Salaam
Justice 4 The Wrongfully Incarcerated
WALK 4 JUSTICE
2020 Walking Route
May 10 to May 19, 2020
May 10, 2020 Day 1 Central Park & Lenox Ave., 110 St., 6AM Harlem, NY
Bronx Rest Stop
Bronx Lunch
Bronx Rest Stop
Mt. Vernon Night Stop
May 11, 2020 Day 2 Mt. Vernon Breakfast
East Chester Rest Stop
White Plains Lunch
Valhalla Rest Stop
Ossining Night Stop
May 12, 2020 Day 3 Ossining Breakfast
Croton On The Hudson Rest Stop
Peekskill Lunch
Cold Springs Rest Stop
Beacon Night Stop
May 13, 2020 Day 4 Beacon Breakfast
Fishkill Rest Stop
Wappingers Falls Lunch
Poughkeepsie Rest Stop
Poughkeepsie Night Stop
May 14, 2020 Day 5 Poughkeepsie Breakfast
Hyde Park Rest Stop
Staatsburg Lunch
Rhinebeck Rest Stop
Rhinebeck Night Stop
May 15, 2020 May 6 Rhinebeck Breakfast
Red Hook Rest Stop
Clermont Lunch
Livingston Rest Stop
Hudson Night Stop
May 16, 2020 Day 7 Hudson Breakfast
Catskill Rest Stop
Athens Lunch
Athens Rest Stop
Coxsackie Night Stop
May 17, 2020 Day 8 Coxsackie Breakfast
Coxsackie Rest Stop
New Baltimore Lunch
Ravena Rest Stop
Beckers Corner Night Stop
May 18, 2020 Day 9 Beckers Corner Breakfast Delmar Rest Stop
Glenmont Lunch
Glenmont Rest Stop
Albany Night Stop
Day 19, 2020 Day 10 Albany Lobby Day/Rally Breakfast
Albany Rest Stop
Albany Lunch
Albany Rest Stop
NYC Back Home
Supporters
W.A.R.M. Wespac Foundation Innocence Project Justice USA
Manhammad Bah Foundation Fortune Society Absolute Innocence
AFRAM/1199 Rodney Roberts Foundation It Could Happen To You
People United for Children Eta Mu Nu and Xi Phi Chapters of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Gen and Adelphic Union Lodge #14 NAACP Mid-Manhattan Jeffery Deskovic Foundation
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