Civil Rights/Disenfranchised

Juneteenth Actions across NY State

  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

By Second Chance Reentry, Inc., ago

Pennsylvania State court is locking up defendants too poor to pay court fines!

Spotlighting disparities in jail stays over unpaid court fines in Pennsylvania A helpful reader made sure I saw this impressive piece of reporting from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazetteunder the headline “Modern-day debtors’ prisons? The system that sends Pennsylvanians to jail over unpaid court costs and fines.”  I have probably not given as much attention Read more…

By Second Chance Reentry, Inc., ago

This week, Governor Cuomo outlined his FY2019 New York State Budget.

GOVERNOR’S PROPOSALS Governor’s full budget presentation (online video) – available here Governor’s full FY 2019 Executive Budget Briefing Book and executive budget legislation Criminal Justice Reform Package: Check out this link to the Article VII bill that includes the criminal justice reform package, including bail, speedy trial, and discovery legislative language (bail on pages 19-52, Read more…

By Second Chance Reentry, Inc., ago