June 26, 2008

Profile of the Graziano v. Pataki case

A useful profile of the Graziano v. Pataki case produced by the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse (Washington University in St. Louis, School of Law) may be found here.

June 19, 2008

Graziano v. Pataki update: June 19th 2008

This statement was published by the Prison Action Network on June 18th:

GRAZIANO VS. PATAKI
The Court adjourned the conference. NO definite date has been set for the next conference. In the meantime, the lawyers are finishing up discovery and the case will be decided either on motion or trial.

June 10, 2008

Governor Paterson announces two new members of the State Board of Parole

Governor Paterson announces two new members of the State Board of Parole; Joseph B. Crangle and Mary Ross.

Joseph B. Crangle has been nominated as a Member of the State Board of Parole. Since 2000, Mr. Crangle has been an Assistant Court Analyst with the New York State Office of Court Administration. In this role, Mr. Crangle is assigned to the Domestic Violence Part of the Buffalo City Court where he monitors defendant’s compliance with court orders. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Crangle was a Probation Officer with the Genesee County Probation Department, where he oversaw the Pretrial Release Under Supervision program. Mr. Crangle received his BA from Canisius College and his JD from the City University of New York.

Mary Ross has been nominated as a Member of the State Board of Parole. She has been a Staff Attorney with the Legal Aid Society in Queens, New York since 1998. From 1990 to 1995, Ms. Ross was the Executive Director of Providence House, directing this nonprofit corporation that provides transitional and permanent housing for female ex-offenders, homeless women and their children. Ms. Ross was previously the Program Director of Providence House from 1984 to 1990. Ms. Ross was also the Campus Minister at Queens College from 1982 to 1984 and was the Director of Administrative Services at the Diocese of Brooklyn from 1978 to 1982. She received her BA in Education from St. Joseph’s College, her MS in Education from Brooklyn College and her JD from the City University of New York.

Salaries for Members of the Parole Board are set at $101,600. These appointments require Senate confirmation.