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‘Major importers and distributors of heroin and fentanyl, charged with top narcotics sale or possession crimes, will walk out of court with no bail even if they have significant ties…

ByBridget Brennan 0Comments

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May 2019

Opinion

Opinion: DAs Must Stop Fearmongering About Criminal-Justice Reforms

‘The same lies we heard after the Rockefeller Reforms are being dusted off and trotted out again.’

ByErin George 1Comment

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Apr 2019

Opinion

Opinion: In Budgeting for Lawyers’ Salaries, NYC Can Support Equal Justice

‘Nonprofit organization such as ours deliver critical legal services. … This good work is increasingly in jeopardy as defenders continue to grapple with New York City’s exorbitant cost of living,…

ByJanet Sabel 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Justice Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Hits Critical Juncture in Albany

As the governor and state lawmakers wrestle with weighty issues like congestion pricing and marijuana legalization during the state budget process, hope has slightly dimmed that they will address the…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Loophole Means Criminal Charges Set to be Dismissed Still Upend Lives in NYS

An ‘ACD’ is a common mechanism in our criminal legal system to dismiss and seal all charges. But while pending, the charges are accessible to the public – including employers.

ByMelissa Ader 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Should Support Bail and Discovery Reform in NYS

‘Legislation to reform New York’s bail and discovery laws will protect victims of violence—particularly when they become defendants.’

ByLeigh Goodmark 1Comment

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Feb 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Texas Paves the Way for NY to Make Criminal Justice More Fair

Numerous wrongful convictions like Michael Morton’s taught Texas that it was time for a significant change to the old ‘business as usual’ approach to criminal discovery. What might that teach…

ByBill Wirskye 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Justice

Who’s Advising the City on its New Jails Plan?

There’s a Neighborhood Advisory Council in each of the four boroughs where the de Blasio administration plans to build a new jail facility to facilitate the closing of Rikers Island.…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Nov 2018

Justice Video

Video: How Criminal Justice Reform Looks from Brooklyn’s Courtrooms

Are defendants in Brooklyn getting a fairer shake thanks to the reforms already undertaken?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2018

Uncategorized

More Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Were Able to Vote This Year, But Barriers Remain

‘Out of the tens of thousands of people granted voting pardons by Cuomo, only an estimated 1,000 had registered by early October.’

ByGotham Gazette 0Comments

Opinion: City’s Top Narcotics Prosecutor Responds to an Op-Ed

Opinion: DAs Must Stop Fearmongering About Criminal-Justice Reforms

Opinion: In Budgeting for Lawyers’ Salaries, NYC Can Support Equal Justice

Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Hits Critical Juncture in Albany

Opinion: Loophole Means Criminal Charges Set to be Dismissed Still Upend Lives in NYS

Opinion: Why Survivors of Domestic Violence Should Support Bail and Discovery Reform in NYS

Opinion: Texas Paves the Way for NY to Make Criminal Justice More Fair

Who’s Advising the City on its New Jails Plan?

Video: How Criminal Justice Reform Looks from Brooklyn’s Courtrooms

More Formerly Incarcerated New Yorkers Were Able to Vote This Year, But Barriers Remain

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