Unchained in the News

  • "How a Syracuse-based nonprofit’s apprenticeship is empowering formerly incarcerated people"

    Central Current

    October 13, 2024

  • "How Unchained plans to increase incarcerated people’s access to books in New York state prisons"

    Central Current

    August 28, 2024

  • "New York has yet to realize measurable savings from parole reform. Could that change?"

    City & State NY

    November 8, 2023

  • "Police won’t prevent violence, systemic change will"

    The Daily Orange

    September 3, 2023

  • "Unchained ‘GIFT gang’ ensures Syracuse children with parents behind bars get Christmas presents"

    Central Current

    December 21, 2022

  • "Less Incarceration, More Safety: How New York activists pushed through changes to limit parole revocations for minor infractions."

    The Progressive

    June 14, 2022

  • “When supervising parole, less really is more (Guest Opinion by Derek Singletary)”

    Syracuse Post-Standard

    March 10, 2022

  • “Parole Reform Squabble Has Left Hundreds Sitting in New York Jails”

    New York Focus

    March 10, 2022

  • “New York's 'Less is More Act' rollout faces ‘glitches’ at first”

    Capital Tonight

    March 4, 2022

  • “New Law Overhauling N.Y.’s Parole System Is Being Ignored, Lawyers Say”

    The New York Times

    March 2, 2022

  • “Syracuse Group Helped Push Parole Reforms Signed Today by Hochul”

    Syracuse Post-Standard

    September 17, 2021

  • “Less is More Act Eliminates Incarceration for Parole Violations”

    Capital Tonight

    January 28, 2021

  • “Revocation Nation”

    Dig Boston

    September 15, 2020

  • “New Models for Addressing Recidivism Rates in New York State”

    Connect NY, WCNY

    October 24, 2019

  • “#FreeBlackMamasSyracuse Collective Bails Local Mother Out of Jail as Part of the National Bail Out”

  • “New York Ends Cash Bail for Most: What it Means for People Charged with a Crime”

    Syracuse Post-Standard

    April 3, 2019

  • “‘Less is More Act’ Hopes to Keep Parolees Out of Prison”

    News 12 Brooklyn

    February 7, 2019

  • “If Marijuana is Legalized, What About People Already Behind Bars?”

  • “Court Watchers: Syracuse Nonprofit to Coordinate Justice System Accountability Project”

    The Stand, pages 8-9

    November 2018

  • "Testimony on the Commercial Bail Bond Industry"

    By Derek Singletary and Emily NaPier Singletary

    Presented before the New York State Governor's Office

    June 20, 2018

  • "Unchained: Inside, Outside, Freedom Side"

    By Derek Singletary and Emily NaPier Singletary

    Syracuse Peace Council Peace Newsletter

    May 2018