Action Alert Against Gov Cuomo’s Proposed NYS Visitation Restrictions

We have been made aware of an awful piece of the Governor’s budget proposal that that would affect thousands of folks in New York State (NYS) prisons, including all of the political prisoners in New York who we list in our guide. This call to action has been circulating and we hope that you will take part and pass it along as well:

Governor Cuomo has just proposed to limit visiting at New York State maximum security prisons to three days a week instead of the current seven. If passed, this measure will be awful for David Gilbert, Herman Bell, Seth Hayes, Jalil Muntaqim and thousands of other maximum security prisoners.

This proposal will seriously escalate suffering and family disruption. Under the current seven-day system, weekend visitors (many are women with young children) often wait two to three hours to see their loved ones. With reduced days, the wait will be longer, the visitor rooms more crowded, the visiting days and hours even more limited. This will be terrible for everyone and impossible for many.

Please email and write the people below and remind them how important visiting is and how this proposal is wrong on all levels.

 

Governor Cuomo

Sign: https://www.change.org/p/governor-cuomo-don-t-restrict-visits-in-nys-prisons

Call (weekdays) –> 518.474.8390

Email:  https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form

Write: 

The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo 

Governor of New York State 

NYS State Capitol Building 

Albany, New York 12224

 

Email these people:

1) Marta Nelson, marta.nelson@exec.ny.gov – Executive Director of the Governor’s Council on Community Re-Entry and Reintegration

2) Acting DOCCS Commissioner Annucci, anthony.annucci@doccs.ny.gov

3) Senator Gallivan, gallivan@nysenate.gov – Senate Chair of Corrections Committee

4) Assemblymember Weprin, WeprinD@nyassembly.gov – Assembly Chair of Corrections Committee

5) Senator Avella, Avella@nysenate.gov – Senate Chair of Children & Families Committee

6) Assemblymember Jaffee, JaffeeE@nyassembly.gov – Chair Assembly Committee on Children & Families