Press Releases

For Immediate Release

April 8, 2004

Contact Information:

Natalia Kennedy, 212 998-6736

New Report: Census Should Count Prisoners in Home Commnnities, Not Prisons

Inaccurate Data Deprives Communities of Funding, Misinforms Policymakers

For Immediate Release

November 3, 2003

Voting Rights Victory Secured Throughout New York State

New York, NY Just before Election Day, the New York State Board of Elections has put an end to widespread local practices that disenfranchised thousands of citizens with felony records who should have been eligible to vote, three advocacy groups who negotiated the agreement announced today.

Breakfast Briefing

Opposition to the Non-Partisan Elections Proposal

When: Thursday October 2, 2003
9:30 a.m.

Where: New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
9 Murray Street, 3rd Floor
(half a block west of City Hall between Broadway and Church Street)

For Immediate Release

July 30, 2003

Contact Information:

Scott Schell, 212 998-6318

Robin Epstein, Working Families Party, 718 222-3796