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The Rap-Sheet Trap: Legislature Falls Down on Fixes
Rebecca Bratek and Terence Cullen |
In Albany, only a handful of legislators have tried to get government to fix its own mistakes.
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Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry wrote a bill seven years ago to address leading causes rap-sheet errors. Eric Schneiderman, an ex-senator who was prime sponsor of reform legislation, now commands a powerful position in law enforcement as state Attorney General. And State Sen. Patrick Gallivan is the rare Republican who is open to measures to address the rap-sheet problem.
In Albany, only a handful of legislators have tried to get government to fix its own mistakes.
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