PRESS RELEASE New York State Contact: Unified Court System Lucian Chalfen, Public Information Director Arlene Hackel, Deputy Director (212) 428-2500 Hon. Janet DiFiore Chief Judge www.nycourts.gov/press Appellate Judges Across the State to Discuss Legal Trends and Issues at Long Island Seminar Suffolk County, New York – Nearly 60 appellate judges Read more…
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Rochester News 10: http://www.whec.com/news/organizers-push-for-bail-reform-on-freedom-day/4955391/ CITY Newspaper: https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/juneteenth-protests-to-highlight-police-bail-and-trial-reform/Content?oid=6872366 WXXI (NPR Affiliate): http://wxxinews.org/post/juneteenth-protest-will-call-bail-reform Capital District WNYT 13: http://wnyt.com/news/protesters-demand-an-end-to-monetary-bail-albany/4955951/ New York City AM New York: https://www.amny.com/news/juneteenth-nyc-1.19289799 Hudson Valley Mid Hudson News: http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2018/June/20/bail_sys_prot-20Jun18.html
What Does it Mean for People with Significant Behavioral Health Needs? The City is taking active steps to close the jails on Rikers Island. Toward this end, government officials are working hard to implement systemic changes that will reduce the number of people entering jail and improve services for those Read more…
WATERTOWN — The state has recently implemented a number of initiatives related to criminal justice reform, from a defendant’s first appearance at arraignment to where they can be held in jail. How these new policies will play out on a local level, however, remains unclear.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that he intends to restore voting rights to felons on parole, a move that could open the ballot box to more than 35,000 people. The mechanism through which Mr. Cuomo plans to do so is unusual: He would consider pardons for Read more…
