These tally marks don’t represent time in prison, but time denied access to employment, housing, and education for 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction records. Repost to support sealing conviction records to help give them a fresh start.

2.3 MILLION NEW YORKERS WITH A CONVICTION RECORD DESERVE A FRESH START. END PERPETUAL PUNISHMENT Support the Clean Slate Act. Let’s get this bill passed !cleanslateny.org JERMAINE FAT JOE Jim Jones Shaka Senghor

A story in two parts: 1. The Governor of New York-Kathy Hochul-wrote a powerful oped rejecting years of police lies that falsely blamed bail reform for violent crime. She stood up for truth & defended bail reform’s success in maximizing freedom, fairness, cost savings, & safety.

2. That same week, the Governor of New York pandered to police lies & fear, & demanded NY lawmakers kill bail reform, reclassify 16 year olds as adults in the criminal system, & indefinitely cage people w/ mental health issues. All to win the Governor’s race at all costs.

In NY, Dem lawmakers & Governor are gunning to kill bail reform. Based on police lies tying bail reform to crime. Not facts. And they know this. So: 1000s more Black & Brown people may be jailed pretrial solely bc of police lies. And so police will keep lying to influence policy.

I’m sounding the alarm. For years police have been brazenly lying. Manufacturing damaging falsehoods tying NY bail reform to crime. They’ve been caught in these lies multiple times. Admitted they lied. Yet now Democratic lawmakers on brink of killing bail reform based on them.

Don’t let the Governor off! Pass Clean Slate the legislative version.

These days in politics, consensus is hard to find. On criminal justice issues, it’s almost unheard of. But for the past two years, the #CleanSlate coalition has grown to include voices from every sector, every perspective, every corner of NYS. It’s unprecedented. 🧵

NEW: Clean Slate legislation will NOT be in final budget

We’re gonna get this done!

BIG NEWS: #CleanSlateNY has advanced out of the Senate Codes Committee. Thank you to Jamaal T. Bailey Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie 米维 Sen. Stewart-Cousins.Now we need the Assembly to act! Carl E. Heastie, help bring relief to 2.3 million New Yorkers. Next100 The Century Foundation

My life story has been quite radical, from being incarcerated to becoming a political press secretary and now the Global CMO R/GA. I use storytelling to advocate for people and for justice - that’s why I’m here. My chat with Josh Marcus ✌🏻 for The Independent independent.co.uk/news/world/ame…

When people point to the number of people in overpoliced communities who call 911 as evidence that people in overpoliced communities want policing, I think: Would people still call 911 if they had or knew they had another safer option that actually prevents crime & heals trauma?

📢 New data on #CleanSlateNY! A majority of New York City residents support clearing conviction histories after 7 years, across political affiliations, race, and income. Read more from our #UnheardThird survey: cssny.org/CSNY-UHT

#CleanSlateNY is economic justice. Proud to vote to pass this historic reform in the New York State Senate yesterday. Thank you Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie 米维 and Catalina Cruz, Esq. for your stewardship, Sen. Stewart-Cousins, and all of the tireless advocates who fought to get this done. youtu.be/URoDRH425ZM

Words can’t express my deepest gratitude bro!! @senatormyrie Thank you for not being a “politician”. @cheastie it’s your turn! Do the right thing! Do the human thing!

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Always love!

Friday hip hop turned 50yr! That same day this happened…

Thank you so much brother for this much for this! Powerful!