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May 23, 2022

Support Grows for Passage of the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act During Final Weeks of Session

CONTACT:Nick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.org, 347-259-4835  Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 SUPPORT GROWS FOR PASSAGE OF THE CHALLENGING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACT DURING FINAL WEEKS OF SESSIONBill Moved Through the Final Assembly Committee Monday...

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May 19, 2022

VOCAL-NY Marks National AAPI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day as a Part of Annual HIV Awareness Month

CONTACTMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 VOCAL-NY MARKS NATIONAL AAPI HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY AS A PART OF ANNUAL HIV AWARENESS MONTHNational AAPI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Comes After HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, a...

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May 17, 2022

BREAKING: Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act Pass Key Legislative Committee

CONTACT:Nick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.org, 347-259-4835 CHALLENGING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACT PASSES KEY ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE, MOMENTUM GROWS FOR PASSAGE BY LEGISLATURE THIS SESSION Advocates and Bill Sponsors Optimistic About Passage after Vote which Follows a...

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May 10, 2022

VOCAL-NY Celebrates Passage of the Safer Consumption Services Act Through Assembly Health Committee, Calls on Senate to Act

CONTACT: Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.org, 720-480-5262 VOCAL-NY CELEBRATES PASSAGE OF THE SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT THROUGH ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE, CALLS ON SENATE TO ACT The Safer Consumption Services Act Would Authorize...

In the News
May 9, 2022

New York Daily News: N.Y.’s wrongfully convicted need a true path to justice

The first time our criminal legal system failed me was in 1996. At the age of 26, I had recently moved into a friend’s home after living in the Wards...

Press Statements
May 9, 2022

VOCAL-NY Responds to Death of Dashawn Carter, Fourth Death on Rikers Island This Year

CONTACT:Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO DEATH OF DASHAWN CARTER, FOURTH DEATH ON RIKERS ISLAND THIS YEAR NEW YORK – Today, in response to news of the death Dashawn Carter, a 25-year-old homeless...

Press Statements, Uncategorized
May 7, 2022

VOCAL-NY Responds to Mass Shooting and Hate Crime at Buffalo Supermarket

VOCAL-NY Leaders in Buffalo Will Join Allies at a Vigil on Sunday Morning  BUFFALO, N.Y. --  In response to the racially motivated shooting at a Tops supermarket in a predominantly Black community on...

In the News
May 2, 2022

New York Daily News: Majority of New Yorkers support package of bills to end wrongful convictions

“Few things undermine the credibility of the criminal legal system as much as the incredible tolerance law enforcement and elected officials seem to have for wrongful convictions,” said Nick Encalada-Malinowski,...

Press Statements
April 27, 2022

VOCAL-NY Responds to Mayor Adams Budget Proposal

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO MAYOR ADAMS BUDGET PROPOSAL NEW YORK — In response to Mayor Adams announcement of his administration’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2023,...

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