Year-end Report 2013 - Correctional Association of New York

A Force For
Progressive
Change in
the Criminal
Justice System
Since 1844
Our Mission
Through prison monitoring, community engagement, and strategic advocacy,
the Correctional Association works to:
Improve
Reduce
Promote
Strengthen
Amplify
conditions inside of prisons.
the use and abuse of incarceration.
transparency and accountability in the justice system.
communities.
the voices of the people most impacted by the criminal justice system.
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Dear Friends,
With over 2.2 million people currently in our nation’s prisons and jails—that’s 1 in every 104 adults—the Correctional
Association’s historic mission for criminal justice reform is more important and more needed than ever before.
Since its founding, the CA’s committed supporters have enabled it to remain an independent watchdog of New York’s
prisons; with your help we are able to shine a light on human rights concerns in prisons, and break down the walls of
isolation and despair for those struggling inside. We advocate for more humane, effective alternatives to incarceration
and stronger, smarter prison downsizing measures. We promote the expansion of the valuable educational, vocational,
and life skills programs that can give deeper meaning to those inside the prison walls. This would not be possible
without the generous support of our partners, friends, allies, and fellow advocates.
Because of your support, the CA was able to create lasting change and accomplish the following in the year 2012.:
Young People and Incarceration (Juvenile Justice Project)
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Provided active support that helped secure a state budget agreement that, for the first time in state history, provides
reimbursement to counties for alternative programs for youth.
Galvanized community support for the closure of New York City’s Spofford (A.K.A. “Bridges”) juvenile detention
facility.
Successfully advocated for the restoration of 24 LGBTQ-designated foster care beds, which help provide safe and
supportive environments for LGBTQ youth, after the city’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) announced
plans to eliminate them.
Wrote When the Cure Makes You Ill: Seven Core Principles to Change the Course of Youth Justice, a 35-page article
on national youth justice reform published in the New York Law School Law Review.
Conditions of Confinement (Prison Visiting Project)
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Conducted monitoring visits of seven New York State correctional facilities that house men and collected over 1,260
surveys from incarcerated people.
Published seven prison monitoring reports summarizing findings from the visits, collected data, and survey
responses, and making recommendations for remediating problems. Mailed over 1,400 responses to letters from
people inside, providing information and resources to address questions, comments, and concerns.
Completed and published Treatment Behind Bars 2007-2010: Substance Abuse Treatment in New York State Prisons,
a comprehensive study of substance abuse treatment in New York’s prisons.
Testified before the US Department of Justice’s Review Panel on Prison Rape at its request to comment on DOJ’s
national report indicating a high level of staff sexual abuse at New York’s Elmira Correctional Facility.
Women in the Criminal Justice System (Women in Prison Project)
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Successfully advocated for a new law that creates an exception for incarcerated parents under State’s Adoption and
Safe Families Act (ASFA), which almost always requires child welfare agencies to terminate parental rights if a child
has been in foster care for 15 of the last 22 months.
Launched a campaign to enact the DV Survivors Justice Act, a proposal drafted by WIPP and its allies that would:
(1) grant judges discretion to sentence survivors convicted of crimes where abuse was a “significant contributing
factor” to shorter prison terms or to community-based alternative programs; and (2) permit currently incarcerated
survivors to apply for resentencing.
Coordinated the Coalition for Women Prisoners, expanding membership to more than 1,600 individuals from over 100
organizations. Monthly Coalition meetings averaged about 35 attendees and meetings of its three sub-committee
averaged 5-15 members.
Completed the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth cycles of ReConnect, WIPP’s leadership and advocacy training
program for women recently home from prison or jail.
These highlights only cover a fraction of what the CA has been able to accomplish with your support. Our accomplishments
would not have been possible without your generosity and commitment. We take our obligations to you seriously and
always use your gifts to make real and lasting change. In the next page is an overview of the CA’s income and expenses
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. I hope you will continue to enable us to make change, make history and make a
difference.
Sincerely,
Soffiyah Elijah
Executive Director
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Total Support & Revenue
FY 2012
FY 2011
Grants and Contributions$2,093,924$1,775,343
Government Contracts$140,872$142,578
Special Event Income$2,194$17,083
Direct-Mail Income $15,809$19,355
In-kind Contributions
$11,500
Other Income $338$445
Amount appropriated for current
operations from Board designated endowment fund
$255,996 $575,988
Total Revenue $2,520,633
$2,530,792
Program Expenses
Women in Prison Project
$639,659 $638,800
Prison Visiting Project$486,952$529,854
Juvenile Justice Project$635,041$583,842
Public Policy Project$4,363$183,539
Total Program Services
$1,766,015
$1,936,035
Supporting Services
Administrative and General$250,131$241,733
Fundraising$560,791$564,228
Total Expenses$2,576,937$2,741,996
Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities($56,304)
($211,204)
Chair
Peter v.Z. Cobb
Vice Chairs
Gail B. Allen, M.D. | Barbara J. Berg, Ph. D.
Ralph S. Brown, Jr. | Clay Hiles | Teresa A. Miller
Michael Mushlin | James D. Silbert
Gregg A. Walker | Daphnée S. Woodley
Treasurer
William E. Schroeder
Secretary
John R. Horan
Directors
Bryonn Bain | Lisa H. Bebchick | Barry M. Bloom
John M. Brickman | Wilhelmus B. Bryan III
Jeffrey N. Cohen | Gregory L. Curtner
William J. Dean | Jason Feneque
Nereida L. Ferran, M.D. | Tyreta E. Foster
Leroy Frazer, Jr. | Danny Glover
Richard M. Gutierrez | Seymour W. James, Jr.
Ricky Jones | Sharon Katz | Thomas McKenna
Maia Rosser | Hon. Felice K. Shea | Peter Swords
David D. Troutt | Katrina vanden Heuvel
William J. vanden Heuvel | Rev. Alfonso Wyatt
STAFF
Net Assets
Net Assets at beginning of year
Net Assets at end of year
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
$6,732,473
$6,303,607
$6,676,025
$6,732,473
FY 2012 SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES CHART
WHAT WE SPENT
Women in Prison Project (24.8%)
Juvenile Justice Project (24.6%)
Prison Visiting Project (18.8%)
Public Policy Project (0.1%)
Fundraising (21.7%)
Administrative (9.7%)
Soffiyah Elijah, Executive Director
Laura Davidson, Director of Operations
Gina Cascino, Administrative Assistant
Carnell Hayes, Administrative Assistant
Rita Khweye, Assistant to the Executive Director
Gordon L. Miller, Director of Finance
Juvenile Justice Project
Gabrielle Horowitz-Prisco, Director
Tanesha Ingram, Youth and Community Coordinator
Angelo R. Pinto, Raise the Age Campaign Manager
Judy Yu, Associate Director, LGBTQ Youth Issues
Prison Visiting Project
Jack Beck, Director
Nurideen Khalil Islam, Project Associate
Tyrell Muhammad, Project Associate
Scott Paltrowitz, Associate Director
Edward-Yemil Rosario, Associate Director
Women in Prison Project
WHAT WE RAISED
Grants and Contributions (92.4%)
Government Contracts (6.2%)
Direct Mail (0.7%)
In-kind Contributions (0.5%)
Special Events (0.1%)
Other Income (0.01%)
The Correctional Association of New York is a nonprofit tax exempt 501(c)(3) corporation to
which contributions are deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Tamar Kraft-Stolar, Director
Jaya Vasandani, Associate Director
Jacqueline Velez, Project Assistant
Andrea B. Williams, ReConnect Program Director
Development and Communications
Marci McLendon, Director of Development
Caitlin Kundrat, Associate Director of Communications
Ishi Sahni, Associate Director of Major Gifts
Emerson Soto, Development Associate
Sam Streed, Associate Director of Development
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