New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (New York)
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Headquarters Location: Albany, NY
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Mission: New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (formerly New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that in 2008 expanded its mission after the effective abolition of capital punishment in New York. NYADP supports effective, rational, and humane approaches to the problem of violent crime in a post-death penalty abolition environment. NYADP collaborates with a wide variety of individuals and organizations (crime victims, members of law enforcement, family members of the incarcerated, mental health advocates, clergy, etc) to achieve these objectives.
Tags:
capital punishment, new york, death penalty, victim/survivor outreach, regional meetings/initiatives, community-based violence prevention, restorative justice, mental health, law enforcement outreach, prison families/formerly incarcerated persons outreach
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Leadership
David Kaczynski.
David Kaczynski is executive director of New Yorkers For Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NYADP) and the brother of Theodore Kaczynski - the so-called Unabomber - who was arrested in 1996 after David and his wife Linda approached the FBI with their suspicions that Theodore might be involved in a series of bombings that caused three deaths and numerous injuries…
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Financial Data
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Total Revenue:
$212,210
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Contact Info
Address:
40 North Main Avenue
Albany, NY 12203, USA
Story:
In the last three decades New York has made great strides in establishing fair treatment standards and providing rights for victims/survivors of crime. Today, the doors of the court rooms are open to the presentation of Victim Impact Statements. The voices of those who lost a loved one are heard at sentencing and at parole hearings. And, the safety concerns of victims/survivors are now acknowledged with inmate release notification.These accomplishments are due in large part to the efforts and determination of the victims themselves, who mobilized to demand that their needs and concerns be addressed by the criminal justice system. Yet, many of their needs have been unmet by the system, and the problem of violent crime continues to create more victims.
New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty believe that victims and survivors, those who have been touched so deeply on a personal level by violent crime, must be an integral part of the devising of innovative, constructive, and effective ways to reduce such crime. Whether the issue is sentencing, restitution, reentry, parole, or services provided, victims/ survivors of crime have specific needs and essential contributions. For example, the release of a person who is incarcerated and the success of reentry policies has direct implications for them, for their psychological and physical well-being. Reentry partnerships between victims/survivors and victim advocates and other non-traditional partners serve to enhance rather than undermine the effectiveness of reentry policies.
By incorporating a victim/survivor perspective when thinking about reentry and other issues, we can strengthen policies that seek to reduce recidivism,increase public safety, enhance healing rather than promote vengeance and which shift the focus of the criminal justice system. This system should not be solely "offender-focused," but see that victims, too, require trauma treatment and support.
Expert Reviews of New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (New York)
Evidence of Impact Summary:
With the abolition of the death penalty in New York, New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty has remained successful through effective anti-violence campaigns, strong partnerships among grassroots organizations, and a diverse approach to the issue of crime in New York.See expert comments.
Organization Strengths Summary:
Experts have credited this group's success to its well-known and well-respected leadership and staff as well as its ability to include the community in its mission.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
According to experts, this organization needs more resources to maintain its level of efficacy. It also must deal with the changes that it is undergoing due to a shifting mission statement.See expert comments.
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Operating in a state that no longer has the death penalty, this group is turning the energy that ended the death penalty into working with and supporting grassroots anti-violence groups, mostly in communities of color. This is not only strengthening those groups, but as its work is understood in the death penalty abolition movement, it is also causing folks there to rethink their efforts. | ||
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New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty has a commitment to addressing the underlying causes that lead to acts of homicide and violence that can result in death penalty sentences. By working to eradicate street level violence, advocating for victim's services and rights, and also examining how gaps in mental health services can result in criminally violent incidents, NYADP covers ground that few other organizations address. NYADP also brings together sectors of the criminal justice community that seldom communicate with each other, for example prisoner rights advocates and victim advocates. | ||
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NYADP is marshalling the energies of former opponents - pro death penalty police, prosecutors, and victim's advocates to go beyond labels and build - together- a new paradigm to end violence. In doing so it has developed violence interruption programs at the local level, helped establish a replication in NY of the Chicago Ceasefire model, worked with diverse communities of color in anti violence initiatives, and made routine conscious efforts to build the voice of inner city victims into the dialogue. | ||
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New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty has had a huge impact on the state post-abolition bringing stakeholders in criminal justice together to find common ground to find and advocate responses to violence that lead to less future violence and that helps those most affected by violence. Bringing law enforcement, victims, families of the incarcerated, and advocates for the mentally ill together results in productive dialogue and productive policy. They have done this on a small scale. | ||
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The Executive Director is nationally known as the brother of the Unabomber. He seems to be deftly using this and all available tools to keep the organization strong as it makes a difficult change of mission. | ||
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They have staff that is respected by the law enforcement and victim community despite being known as an anti-death penalty organization. | ||
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The leadership of NYADP is highly professional and passionately committed. One of NYADP's greatest strengths is its prioritizing work with people of color whose communities are generally most affected by crime, violence, and death penalty sentencing. Although communities of color are disproportionately affecting by violence, incarceration, and the death penalty, people of color are often missing from this work. NYADP has a commitment to changing that in New York State and by example encouraging other locales to do the same. | ||
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NYADP peacefully weaves the fabric of common ground and purposefully engages unusual allies to address the issue of reducing violence together. | ||
Expert Comments: Areas for Improvement
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In the relatively near future, this organization will need to show that it has brought its former death penalty-focused leadership and constituency to its new work, while empowering and being visibly "owned" by grassroots people of color opposing violence. | ||
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What would most improve NYADP's work would be increased resources to continue its excellent and much needed work. | ||
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NYADP very much needs administrative staff and a healthier funding base. | ||
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Due to capacity issues they may need to narrow their program work further to make sure they still have a big impact. | ||
Leadership
David Kaczynski
Executive Director
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