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SUMMARY:Candles for Clemency (update-- POSTPONED)
LOCATION:Governor Andrew Cuomo's home in Mt, Kisco, NY
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:\n\n(Note--  The  Candles for Clemency vigil scheduled for April 18th has b
 een postponed as the Governor's office is negotiating on this issue. A new 
 date will be announced)\n\n\n \n\n\nFNYC is now a co-sponsor of the "Candle
 s for Clemency" movement. These are periodic vigils being held by progressi
 ve groups from across the state to call for Governor Cuomo to grant clemenc
 y to those who are serving extended or unending sentences in state jails fo
 r either questionable or minor charges. New York state has a long history o
 f racism in jury trials, particularly upstate. Put simply, if you were blac
 k and facing a jury in past decades in certain parts of the state, you were
  much more likely to get found guilty or to be denied proper representation
 . You were also more likely to get the severest of sentences that were poss
 ible. This, combined with mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines and hardl
 ine judges, has resulted in state prisons that are now packed with people, 
 again vastly disproportionately those of color, who are either innocent or 
 have served way beyond any reasonable sentence for whatever they were convi
 cted of doing.\n\n\nCandles for Clemency calls for the Governor to start a 
 clemency program and help give some of these people who have been locked up
  forever a second chance at life.  As of this date, Governor Cuomo has issu
 ed zero (0) clemencies during his years in office.\n\n\nWe are proud to joi
 n the National Organization of Women (NOW), Village Independent Democrats, 
 Chelsea Reform Democratic Club, the Jim Owles Democratic Club, the McManus 
 Democratic Club, Greater New York for Change (GNYC) and many others to part
 icipate in candlelight vigils to bring attention to this vitally important 
 issue.\n\n\nThe next candlelight vigil will be on Saturday, April 18th at A
 ndrew Cuomo's home in Mt, Kisco. Details and transportation info will be fo
 rthcoming.\n
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