On Dec. 20, 2017, Shawn Lawrence was released from prison after five years and eight months — 70 years sooner than anticipated on the day of his sentencing. Lawrence had been wrongfully convicted by prosecutors who withheld 45 items of evidence from the defense. Due to persistence and a little […]
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Budget excludes major criminal justice reforms
To the disappointment of criminal justice reformers, the new state budget does not include the cash bail, discovery or speedy trial reforms Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed earlier this year. Despite a strong push for justice system reforms earlier this session, neither the changes proposed by Cuomo in his State of […]
Counties asking state to cover DA raises
With just days to go in the legislative session county officials and prosecutors are urging the Assembly to pass a bill that will help counties pay for mandated raises for their district attorneys. By New York State Judicial Law, salaries for district attorneys are linked to the salaries of […]