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News Archive for "Criminal Justice Reform"

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Advocates Rally in Support of Jury of Our Peers Act

The proposed legislation would allow all New Yorkers to serve on juries, regardless of past convictions.

LAS: City Failing to Provide Education for Incarcerated Youth

Legal Aid has filed a motion to appoint a new monitor who will bring the DOC and DOE into compliance with their legally mandated duties.

Advocates Rally to Ensure Access to Voting for Incarcerated New Yorkers

The Vote in NYC Jails Coalition is calling on the NYC Council to hold an immediate oversight hearing on efforts to ensure access to the ballot box.

Reginald Cameron’s Exoneration Underscores Need for Reform

The Challenging Wrongful Conviction Act would ease the process for New Yorkers to bring post-conviction challenges.

LAS Calls on Governor Hochul to Enact Clean Slate Legislation

The transformative legislation will help millions of New Yorkers living with a criminal conviction start anew, increasing their access to jobs, housing, and critical services.

LAS: NYS Legislatures Must Defend Discovery Reform

Legal Aid is calling on lawmakers to reject a last-minute proposal to undo New York’s transformative and successful evidence sharing laws that were enacted in 2019.

LAS: Legislature Must Reject Governor’s Proposed Rollbacks to Bail Reform

The Legal Aid Society is calling on lawmakers to follow the data that shows bail reform's success and to reject sensationalized "tough on crime" rhetoric.

LAS: Mental Health Court Success Makes the Case for Treatment Not Jail Act

A new feature in the New York Daily News highlights the positive transformations that are possible when justice-involved New Yorkers have the option of services and support rather than incarceration.

Op-Ed: Albany Must Keep Bail Reform in Place

Legal Aid's Arielle Reid has penned a new op-ed in the New York Daily News refuting Governor Hochl's calls to further erode 2019's bail reforms in her State of the State address.

LAS Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Young New Yorkers in the Criminal Legal System

Two pieces of legislation, the #Right2RemainSilent bill and The Youth Justice and Opportunities Act, are opportunities to further justice for young New Yorkers.