Of the 164 people we have represented, 77 have come home via clemency, medical parole, resentencing, and other underutilized procedures available in New York. On this page, we celebrate those who have attained their well-deserved freedom, and we bring attention to those who still wait.
The following videos are interviews with some of our former clients who have since been granted clemency and have come home:
The following videos feature interviews with some of our clients whose clemency applications are still awaiting a decision from the New York Governor’s Office:
Please note that each video is posted with the enthusiastic consent of the people who were interviewed.
SLPNY Clients Whose Applications Are Still Pending
- Adam Roberts – 25 years to life
- Alshariyfa Robinson – 15 years to life
- Alvin McLean – 33 years to life
- Anthony Adams – 40 years
- Anthony Ruffin – 18 years to life
- Arthur Canteen – 42 years to life
- Asher Collier – 25 years to life
- Brian Hunt – 33 years to life
- Burnell McLeod – 27 years to life
- Carlos Herring – 31 years to life
- Christopher Martinez – 46 years to life
- Christopher Young – 58 years to life
- Craig Jackson – 37 years to life
- Daniel Betancourt – 22 years to life
- Daniel Brown – 25 years to life
- Daniel Connolly – 40 years to life
- Darren Emanuel – 18 ½ years to life
- Darryl Powell – life without parole
- David Irons – 75 years to life
- David Sell – 43 years to life
- Demetrious Sampson – 25 years to life
- Eleuterio Cortijo – 25 years to life
- Elio Cruz – 18 years to life
- Eric Wellington – 25 years to life
- Everaldo Proverbs – 26 years to life
- Fitzroy Wright – 34 years to life
- Frank Pruitt – 50 years to life
- Franklin McPherson – 25 years to life
- Gary Benloss – 25 years to life
- Henry Porteous – 50 years to life
- Ian Rosales – 25 years to life
- Isiah Waters – 20 years to life
- Jacob Rouse – 22 years to life
- Jalon Shabazz – 25 years to life
- Jermaine Page – life without parole
- Jesse Hammock – 50 years to life
- Jesus Lebron – life without parole
- Jose Colon – 30 years to life
- Jose Diaz – 37 years to life
- Jose Matias – 52 years to life
- Jose Medina – 50 years to life
- Joseph Albert – 50 years to life
- Julian Castillo – 30 years to life
- Kalila Taylor – 25 years to life
- Kassan Messiah – 37 years to life
- Kevin Bussey – 50 years
- Kim Brown – 40 years to life
- Korey Liggins – life without parole
- Kristian Hansen – life without parole
- Lamar Sanchez – life without parole
- LaMarr Knox – 62 years to life
- Lance Sessoms – 75 years to life
- Lawrence Lewis – 37 years to life
- Malcolm Baptiste – 50 years to life
- Marty Humphrey – 46 years to life
- Matthew Lemon – 70 years to life
- Michael Jackson – 25 years to life
- Michael Jones – 40 years to life
- Michael Miller – 45 years to life
- Michael Shane Hale – 50 years to life
- Michael Tineo – 20 years to life
- Morris Grady – 40 years
- Nelson Guzman – 44 years to life
- Omar Alvarez – 66 years to life
- Pamela Smart – life without parole
- Percy West – 132 years to life
- Phillip Nieves – 49 ½ years to life
- Ramon Henriquez – 40 years to life
- Ramon Vaquero – 50 years to life
- Randy Jamison – 40 years to life
- Raoul South – life without parole
- Raphael Jackson – 16 years to life
- Raymond Wallace – 42 years to life
- Ricardo Joseph – 34 years to life
- Robert Quinn – 25 years to life
- Robert Williams – 25 years
- Ronald Alston – 35 years to life
- Russell McCoy – 37 years to life
- Sakai Scott – 24 years
- Sean Ryan – 70 years to life
- Tayden Townsley – 41 years to life
- Terrance Cole – 20 years to life
- Thomas Clancy – 25 years to life
- Vincent Pepe – 50 years to life
- Walter Smith – 50 years to life
- Yahya As-Sakof – 66 years to life
- Yvette Green – 25 years to life
Photos
It is an indescribably joyous moment when someone we have been working with comes home. These photos capture some of that joy:
Ulysses Boyd, 66, hugging a friend who greeted him as he left Green Haven Correctional Facility after serving 35 years in prison. Governor Cuomo granted Mr. Boyd clemency on his last day in office.
Greg Mingo leaving Great Meadow Correctional Facility after serving 40 years for a crime he didn’t commit. Mr. Mingo received clemency from Governor Cuomo. Also pictured: Natalie Baker (left) and Ana Popovic (right)
Stanley Bellamy greeted by supporters as he leaves Green Haven Correctional Facility after serving 37 years in prison for a crime he committed when he was 23. Governor Hochul granted Mr. Bellamy clemency in December 2022.
Bruce Bryan celebrating his release from Sing Sing after serving 37 years for a crime he didn’t commit. Governor Hochul granted Mr. Bryan clemency, and his wrongful conviction case is ongoing.
Philipp Heller leaving Woodbourne Correctional Facility after 35 years, accompanied by Jen Neuman (left) and Fazila Naeemi (right).
