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State Senator Brian Benjamin and Assembly Member Phara Forrest are sponsoring legislation in Albany to reform the state’s parole system.
‘New York State sends more people to prison for parole rule violations than any other state in the country – and sends Black New Yorkers back to prison for these violations at five times the rate of white New Yorkers.’
El último caso se presentó hace dos semanas y según la organización Al Otro Lado, han tenido 12 casos de madres con bebés nacidos en Estados Unidos que han sido deportadas a México. Ocho de estos casos ocurrieron durante la administración de Donald Trump y cuatro durante la administración de Joe Biden.
The mayoral hopeful spent a little more than a year as chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, where former staffers who spoke with City Limits say she did not improve the dysfunctional agency in tangible ways.
Council District 32 has had Republican representation since 2009. Five Democrats are running June 22 for a chance to turn the seat blue, while two Republican candidates hope to keep the district under GOP control.
District 34 voters have four candidates to choose from: Jennifer Gutierrez, incumbent Reynoso’s chief of staff; Scott Murphy, a self-described small business owner and volunteer healthcare worker; Andy Marte, an ex-substitute teacher and affordable housing specialist with RiseBoro, a community revitalization group; and Lutchi Gayot, a contractor.
Nine Democratic candidates are running in the City Council District 1 primary for a seat based in Lower Manhattan, replacing term-limited Councilmember Margaret Chin.
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