Donna Hylton

Hiv Advocates Turn To Parole Reform, Seeking Release Of Aging Prisoners

... he had earned during his imprisonment and more about his 1978 conviction. He recalls that, at his fifth hearing, he asked the board what steps he could take to improve his chances. "They actually got angry that I asked that question," he recalled. It was not until his tenth hearing, in 2011, that Farid was granted parole. That same year, New York State passed a law directing the parole board to begin using risk-assessment tools in its decision-making. It took the Division of Parole two years to post regulations complying with the law ; even now, however, the parole board continues to deny parole based on a person's past crime. In 2013, for instance, only one-in-six parole applicants were granted parole. Nevertheless, the state's own studies show that the risk of recidivism decreases as a person's age increases ; people over age 50 convicted of murder or manslaughter are the least likely to return to prison. In Albany, lawmakers are seeking to change some of these practices. The SAFE (Safe and Fair Evaluation) Parole Act , currently in committee, would require that, if the parole board issues a denial, it detail the actions a person must take, including programs ...

Women In Solitary Confinement

... and murder of a real estate broker. But the lack of human contact soon resulted in nightmares, which resulted in medical staff prescribing psychotropic medications. "I didn't know what it was," Hylton explained. "They told me I had to take it or I'd get in trouble. I didn't want to get in trouble, so I took it.". The lieutenant told her that, without evidence, they would not believe her accusations. . "The next time he pulls out his dick, I'm going to bite it off and bring you the evidence.". After six months, she was taken off protective custody and allowed into general population. A few months later, after returning from court, she was told that staff had found a straight razor among her possessions. She was sentenced to 45 days in solitary and sent back to the same unit, this time as punishment. "I was in the same unit, same corridor. It was no different." The only difference was the label explaining her placement. Report Sexual Abuse? Go to Solitary. Although the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act prohibits sexual contact between staff and the people they guard, prison administrators frequently use ...

The Women Movement’s Embrace Of Rape-torturer Psychopath Donna Hylton

... him, or maybe having sex with him.” Rita and Theresa recalled hearing Hylton reading the ransom statement, while Vigliarole’s captors held a knife to his throat and tried to force him to repeat it after them into a tape recorder. She was indeed sighted as the deliverer of the ransom note and tape. [Emphasis added.]. In retrospect, says Mel Paroff, law secretary to Judge Torres, “she was a secondary character, not a mastermind. She didn’t realize the gravity of what she was involved in.” Spurling agrees: “I don’t think the girls were hard-core. They thought they could use their beauty to get what they wanted.”. Donna Hylton has a website where she focuses on women’s issues and prison reform. Donna Hylton is a women’s rights activist and criminal justice reform advocate. Donna speaks publicly about the issues facing incarcerated women and girls and the significant impact the significant increase in the female prison population is having on families, children and our communities. Donna ...

Drug War's Collateral Lifers Seek Freedom

... have. Speak up. Stand up for us. Help us to create some change.”. Swept Up. Kyndia Riley’s mother has always maintained that she never sold any drugs. Riley’s father, Darryl, was the actual top target of the federal government, for drug dealing. But when the feds arrested them both, Santra Rucker was ultimately charged with conspiracy. She refused a plea deal and went to trial. Because she lost at trial, she received 13 life sentences. Riley’s father was sentenced to five life sentences after he also refused to take a deal in favor of going to trial. The audience would learn that it is common for the wives and girlfriends of men involved in the illegal drug trade to receive harsher sentences than the men actually selling drugs because of the expanded conspiracy charges under which they are usually convicted. It doesn’t matter if you had no role or a very small role in ...

What You Need To Know About The Women's March On Washington

... Organizers of the march released their final lists of artists, entertainers and speakers who will appear at the event. Post to Facebook. What you need to know about the Women's March on Washington Organizers of the march released their final lists of artists, entertainers and speakers who will appear at the event. Check out this story on __link__: __link__ j Ih WAX. Cancel Send. A link has been sent to your friend's email address. A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs. What you need to know about the Women's March on Washington. Ray Locker , USA TODAY Published 5:31 p.m. ET Jan. 20, 2017 | Updated 9:32 a.m. ET Jan. 21, 2017. 1.3 k Shares. The day after Trump's inauguration, thousands of women have organized to march on Washington in support of women's rights and affordable healthcare. USA TODAY NETWORK. Women with bright pink hats and signs gather early and are set to make their ...

Keeping Rehabilitated Inmates Behind Bars Makes A Mockery Of America’s So-called Justice System

... still have a felony record, but are allowed to get certain vocational licenses and avoid deportation. Sometimes—as with comedian Lenny Bruce’s posthumous 2003 pardon—a pardon is symbolic. In other cases, as with rapper Slick Rick’s 2008 pardon, it’s more significant. Slick Rick, whose real name is Ricky Walters, could have been deported back to his home country of England if governor David Patterson hadn’t intervened. Cuomo has so far issued eight pardons —and those are important. But what he really needs to do is start issuing commutations. Last year, the governor twice announced actions that seemed to show real change in regards to clemency. In December, he announced a plan to offer pardons to around 10,000 New Yorkers who were convicted as minors. Unfortunately, there were catches. For one, under the plan, eligible individuals wouldn’t be allowed to apply for a pardon until 10 years after their release from prison. That’s so prohibitively long as to make it almost ...

Owings Woman Arrested For Shoplifting At Walmart In Dunkirk

... and attempt to exit the store without making payment for the backpack. Donna Hylton, 50, of Owings, was taken into custody and charged with Trespassing on Private Property (from a previous situation where she was instructed not to return to the store), Theft Less than $100.00, and Possession of Controlled Paraphernalia (a Jail inventory search revealed a hypodermic syringe in a pocket of her purse). Donna Hylton, 50, of Owings. This entry was posted on October 5, 2016 at 2:59 am and is filed under All News , Calvert News , County , Law Enforcement , Top News , z Police Ad Top. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. 18 Responses to Owings Woman Arrested for Shoplifting at Walmart in Dunkirk. Morriqui on October 5, 2016 at 4:32 am. It was an accident. Intent was to pay for the bag but the Walmart Mafia jumped the gun and just wanted to bust her for no apparent good reason. SHAMELESS. Spanky on October 5, 2016 at 9:59 am. Stick with that defense when you go before the Judge. “The bag set me up”. Christie on October 5, 2016 at 11:05 am. ...

Gloria Steinem Leads Final Talking Circle For Annie Leibovitz's 'women

... poignant part of the evening came in the form of a former inmate, who spoke after a discussion of mass incarceration and women took place. The context of the discussion fresh in everyone's mind—the particularly chilling statistic of 75% of incarcerated women being mothers was highlighted—only further brought home her statement about supporting her daughter as someone with former inmate status: "I don't have a lot of money, I can't give her the world, but I am her world.". At the end of the talk, Steinem rose to rousing applause. "We've broken down these prison walls, haven't we?" She smiled. "It's fan-fucking-tastic, what's happening here." Steinem encouraged everyone to look to the future, and spoke of the completion of the Women's Building in 2020 with the same lilt in her voice as she did opening the talking circle. She encouraged discussion after leaving the circle, telling everyone to speak to four people they didn't know, and to leave coming out with something that would impact them. I left with the thought of a former ...

Who Are 'the People' In These New Political Times

... I think the leftists agitating against Brexit and panicking about Trump need to be honest with themselves. They want to defend the status quo from the gruff anger of the public. They want the EU, the embodiment of intra-elite deal-making, to carry on, and they would prefer it if Hillary, the personification of establishment, were overseeing the world. Here’s an important political word: dissent. It means ‘not to assent… to think differently’. Who does that apply to better: those who defied the warnings of the mainstream political set, global institutions and pretty much every celebrity on Earth in order to say ‘No’ to the EU and ‘Yes’ to Trump, or those who’ve spent the past few months pleading for the EU’s survival and mourning Hillary’s loss? I think we know. This is the bizarreness of political language post-2016: the millions ...