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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]