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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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Kalief Browder’s brother pushes speedy trial reform in Albany
Albany Times-Union
Posted on March 27, 2017 TimesUnion Akeem Browder watched his brother go to 38 court appearances over a three-year period. As a 16-year-old, Kalief Browder was arrested in New York […]
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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…
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harvard gazette: less crime, and fewer incarcerations
Less crime, and fewer incarcerations by Sibella Matthews via The Harvard Gazette | October 28, 2016 Overflowing prison populations and high rates of violent crime once made New Y…
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nyt: don’t lock ’em up. give ’em a chance to quit drugs.
Don’t Lock ’Em Up. Give ’Em a Chance to Quit Drugs. By Caroline Preston via New York Times | Oct. 25, 2016 By the time the police found him smoking crack in a [&hellip…
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gotham gazette: why we’re marching to close rikers
Why We’re Marching to Close Rikers September 23, 2016 | by Glenn E. Martin & Anna Pastoressa via Gotham Gazette For years, New Yorkers have been barraged by stories of…
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“Kalief’s Law” Aims To Reform Pretrial Detention After Honoree Spent 3 Years In Rikers Awaiting Trial
Posted on June 13, 2016 NewsOne The New York State Assembly has passed “Kalief’s Law” in an effort to regulate the right to a speedy trial and ensure that people aren’t held […]
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amsterdam news: state assembly passes ‘kalief’s law’ to reform pretrial detention
Amsterdam News
State Assembly passes ‘Kalief’s Law’ to reform pretrial detention Stephon Johnson via Amsterdam News | 6/9/2016 Last week, the New York State Assembly passed law S 5988-A /…
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omaha world-herald: low-level drug offenders find new source of addiction help
Low-level drug offenders find new source of addiction help Via Omaha World-Herald | Apr 11, 2016 SEATTLE (AP) — When pondering how to keep low-level drug offenders out of jail…
