Among the numerous issues being debated this election season, criminal justice reform, police reform and the Black Lives Matter movement are at the forefront of most political discussions in New York. America has become divided on the proposal of defunding the police, and in many communities across New […]
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Wrongfully accused push for discovery reform
Darryl Herring spent 18 month in Rikers Island for a crime he didn’t commit. The lengthy stay in jail was was due solely to the prosecutor’s office not turning over evidence to Herring’s defense attorney. Once they did, the judge dismissed the case. Herring was in Albany recently to push […]
After years-long fight, NY adopts new juvenile justice system
With the signing of the state budget last week, New York joins 48 other states that do not automatically treat 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. On April 10, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law that will phase-in a higher age of criminal responsibility and move inmates under 18 […]