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saratogian: kerry kennedy calls on passage of bill for speedy trials
ALBANY, N.Y. >> Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s ex-wife Kerry Kennedy called Monday for passage of a bill to guarantee speedy trials to defendants who are being held in pre-trial detention for […]
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communities seek strategies to combat opioid epidemic
Harry Brust looked up from the chair next to his prison cot, its sheet neatly tucked under the mattress, and recalled his first attempt to shake addiction. His leg twitched, […]
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criminal justice advocates call on de blasio to provide discount fares for poor new yorkers
As of May 15, 5,137 people have been arrested for fare evasion this year. Criminal justice advocates gathered outside City Hall this morning to call on Mayor de Blasio to […]
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streets blog ny: criminal justice advocates call on de blasio to provide discount fares for poor new yorkers
Criminal Justice Advocates Call on de Blasio to Provide Discount Fares for Poor New Yorkers As of May 15, 5,137 people have been arrested for fare evasion this year. By David […]
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advocates push for non-jail program
The police get a call from Walmart that somebody has been caught shoplifting. The officers run the offender’s criminal history, and quickly find out that he has a 40-page rap […]
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new haven independent: non-jail program for low-level offenders pitched in the hill
Non-Jail Program For Low-Level Offenders Pitched In The Hill by THOMAS BREEN | May 10, 2017 The police get a call from Walmart that somebody has been caught shoplifting. The officers…
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advocates set up a mock “supervised injection facility” in lafayette park
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A traveling exhibit modeling a pop-up “safer consumption space” was set up in Lafayette Square Wednesday afternoon. Buffalo is one of ten cities on the traveli…
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advocates push drug consumption sites as solution to opioid epidemic in ny
ALBANY — A group of health care professionals, public health experts and advocates believe one answer to New York’s opioid epidemic could be safer consumption spaces, which allow drug users [&…
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push for safe injection sites in new york
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – In response to New York’s drug overdose crisis, a group of healthcare professionals and public health advocates are launching a statewide campaign, calling for safe injecti…
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refinery29: activewear brand chooses highly inappropriate name for its one-sized leggings
Activewear Brand Chooses Highly Inappropriate Name For Its One-Sized Leggings ANA COLON | MARCH 14, 2017 Today in cringe-worthy copywriting, New York-based activewear brand Phat…
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amsterdam news: coba battles those who want to close rikers island
COBA battles those who want to close Rikers Island Stephon Johnson | February 10, 2017 New York City Councilman Danny Dromm of Queens wants to close Rikers Island. The […]
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amsterdam news: defender organizations, elected officials call on cuomo to sign gravity knives reform legislation
Defender organizations, elected officials call on Cuomo to sign gravity knives reform legislation by CYRIL JOSH BARKER via Amsterdam News | 12/1/2016 The Legal Aid Society and Br…
