Rosenberg's sentence was commuted by President Bill Clinton on January 20, 2001,

his last day in office, to the more than 16 years' time served. Her commutation
produced a wave of criticism by police and New York elected officials.[22]

After her release, Rosenberg became the communications director for the American
Jewish World Service, an international development and human rights organization,
based in New York City. She also continued her work as an anti-prison activist, and
taught literature at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in Midtown Manhattan,
New York City. After teaching for four semesters there as an adjunct instructor,
the CUNY administration, responding to political pressure, forced John Jay College
to end its association with Rosenberg, and her contract with the school was allowed
to expire without her being rehired.[23]

In 2004, Hamilton College offered her a position to teach a for-credit month-long

seminar, "Resistance Memoirs: Writing, Identity and Change". Some professors,
alumni and parents of students objected and as a result of the ongoing protests,
she declined the offer.[24]

As of 2020, Rosenberg serves as vice chair of the board of directors of Thousand

Currents, a non-profit foundation[25] that raises money for organizations like
Black Lives Matter.[24]