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Hartford Courant: A criminal record should not be a lifetime sentence; that’s why we need the clean slate law
Hartford Courant
A criminal record should not be a lifetime sentence; that’s why we need the clean slate law By ASTI JACKSON and PHIL KENT via Hartford Courant Last year, we championed a bill that […]
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Gotham Gazette: De Blasio sanders endorsement fallout; reckoning with bBoomberg’s record; Cuomo’s budget amendments; & more: the week ahead in New York politics, February 17
Gotham Gazette
De Blasio Sanders Endorsement Fallout; Reckoning with Bloomberg’s Record; Cuomo’s Budget Amendments; & More: The Week Ahead in New York Politics, February 17 February 17, 2020 | by …
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CT Mirror: Proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session
CT Mirror
Proposals to ease post-prison transitions en route to lawmakers this session by Kelan Lyons via CT Mirror | February 14, 2020 Members of a task force studying how people’s criminal records negati…
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The Crime Report: Rethinking the nation’s prisons: Is America ready for reform?
Crime Report
Rethinking the Nation’s Prisons: Is America Ready for Reform? By TCR Staff via Crime Report | February 6, 2020 About 20 of the country’s leading experts, practitioners and policymakers on corr…
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Brooklyn Reporter: Brooklyn lawmakers seek to create hate crime exemption in bail reform law
Brooklyn Reporter
Brooklyn lawmakers seek to create hate crime exemption in bail reform law BY MEAGHAN MCGOLDRICK via Brooklyn Reporter | JANUARY 16, 2020 BOROUGHWIDE — Following a recent spike in anti-Semitic i…
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Brooklyn Eagle: What to look for in criminal justice reform in New York in 2020
Brooklyn Eagle
What to look for in criminal justice reform in New York in 2020 by Noah Goldberg and David Brand via Brooklyn Eagle | January 1, 2020 Criminal justice reform had a banner […]
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Trinity College: Students engage with Hartford organizations through community learning at Trinity
Trinity College
Students Engage with Hartford Organizations through Community Learning at Trinity via Trinity College The classroom extended far beyond campus for students who took part in Trinity College’s Communi…
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City Limits: Grassroots movements are needed to end mass incarceration
City Limits
Opinion: Grassroots Movements are Needed to End Mass Incarceration by Lorenzo Jones and Gabriel Sayegh via City Limits | December 13, 2019 The 2020 presidential race is spurring more debate about…
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City & State: No new jails now has AOC on board, but opponents see a fatal flaw
City & State
No New Jails now has AOC on board, but opponents see a fatal flaw The prison abolitionists would keep people incarcerated in certain jails, for now. By JEFF COLTIN via City […]
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Buffalo News: Things to know about changes to New York State laws on discovery and bail
Buffalo News
Things to know about changes to New York State laws on discovery and bail By Aaron Besecker, Maki Becker via Buffalo News| Nov 21, 2019 Supporters of the sweeping changes […]
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Human Rights Watch: 128 rights groups urge New York legislature to implement pretrial reforms
Human Rights Watch
128 Rights Groups Urge New York Legislature to Implement Pretrial Reforms Reforms Bring Fairness and Transparency to NY Criminal Legal System via Human Rights Watch The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo [&hel…
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Times Union: Arrest at UAlbany sparks student protests
Times Union
Arrest at UAlbany sparks student protests After incident involving visitor, who faces several charges, ’emergency’ town hall on racial climate planned Rachel Silberstein | November 9, 201…
