Center for Community Alternatives

Advocates at a Syracuse agency that helps formerly incarcerated people re-integrate into society are heartened to see Governor Hochul’s state of the state proposals to improve their chances of success.

A Syracuse Housing Program, Freedom Commons, helps people coming out of prison to get education, employment, substance abuse help, and more, while offering safe, affordable housing. The program run by the Center for Community Alternatives is staffed in part by people who have served jail time themselves, and help residents keep from falling back into criminal habits that increase recidivism.

Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers and their advocates gathered in Syracuse and several locations across the state Wednesday to launch a new campaign to overhaul the state’s sentencing laws. “Communities Not Cages” aims to shed light on what they say are racist and draconian measures that unjustly impact black and brown communities.

Local activists are fighting for two reforms to the state's parole system.

An organization that prioritizes reintegration over incarceration in Syracuse and across the state is hoping to build on 40 years of success. The Center…

A local program designed to assist those released from long-term incarceration to reintegrate into our community has received a $50,000 grant from AT&T.…

There’s a new housing option in Syracuse for people just released from prison. The project is designed as part of a reentry program for residents, like…

More inmates in Jamesville prison will be getting help to try and keep them from going back to prison once they finish their sentences, thanks to a state…

Advocates for criminal justice reform in Onondaga County want the system to be more fair. They’re concerned with how people of color and people without…

Advocates for helping people with criminal records get jobs say the issue is connected with Syracuse’s high poverty rate. There’s been recent attention on…