Sentences with phrase «about justice system reform»

This was one of the major concerns about justice system reform over that past few decades — reports with tons of wonderful ideas and recommendations for what other people should do but little in the way of actual action on the ground.

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Christians can disagree about the use of drugs like marijuana and their legal status, but we should be united in our agreement that the criminal justice system needs to be reformed.

As we've written about before, more and more advocates are calling for measures to decriminalize marijuana and reform the criminal justice system, as advocates say that not only are the current laws unfair, but they are also expensive and ineffective at stopping crime.

Sen. Eric Schneiderman called Donovan a «nice man,» but noted he had lobbied against Rockefeller Drug Law reform as the head of the state DA's association (Rice was on the board, too, which has become an issue in the primary) said he «represents the past» and the «old, failed ways of thinking about the justice system.»

«Change does not happen without an honest conversation in our communities, in our courthouses, at City Hall about how we have real reform in the criminal justice system, real reform in our communities and real relationships between NYPD and the people they serve,» Tina Luongo, attorney - in - chief for Legal Aid Society Criminal Practice, the plaintiff in the court case, said.

«These discussions and demonstrations are part of an unprecedented nationwide conversation about reform of police practices and the American criminal justice system.»

Also, we have yet to hear much about the governor's plan to reform the criminal justice system, of which he pledged a «soup to nuts» review in the wake of the Eric Garner grand jury decision.

Speaking the day after talking with victims of crime in Bristol, the prime minister called for a «national debate» about how the criminal justice system could be reformed which required a reassessment of where its priorities should be.

Obama returned to his roots at the Harvard Law Review, penning an article about progress his administration made in reforming the criminal justice system — and the challenges that remain for the next administration.

On criminal justice and asylum, the Lib Dems give a different weight to rights and responsibilities, and they favour more proportional voting systems, although with Labour's support for a referendum on the alternative vote this is now a debate about the nature rather than the principle of reform.

The governor spoke about potential reforms to the criminal justice system, but he still declined to get specific.

«For years, Senate Republicans have been one of the main obstacles to progress on some of the issues working families care most about, like fair elections, the DREAM Act, reforming our broken criminal justice system, and fighting climate change,» the email states.

This fascinating, deeply troubling book has the power to spark a national conversation about how our criminal justice system fails victims, and how it can be reformed.»

He is a tireless advocate for both protection of our criminal justice system and its reform with a particular passion about the issue of mental illness and addressing those with mental illness who appear in our criminal courts.

To bring about the most effective reforms possible, the Council works in collaborative partnership with Chicago Appleseed, a nonpartisan, independent research and advocacy organization building trustworthy and unique connections between community advocates and the justice system — improving lives by improving courts.

Her goal is to reform the entire legal system by helping as many people as possible to understand their general rights, encouraging individuals to be proactive about legal issues, increasing access to justice for low and middle income individuals, and providing education to the community so that re-entering individuals can have seamless and successful returns to the community.

But back in November 2002, we were not very happy with a piece Andy did called «I'm Going To Sue,» which was full of so many inaccuracies and inflamed rhetoric about the civil justice system that he may as well had the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or American Tort Reform Association substituting as guest commentator.

They observe that current reform efforts are being seriously handicapped by a paucity of hard, empirical data about Canada's civil justice system.

The Ministry of Justice is firmly in This - Is - Fine - Dog - meme - mode, and is pressing ahead with its plans to (a) further «reform» criminal legal aid (by shuffling the deckchairs in such a way as to amount, in some complex cases, to a 40 % cut); and (b) do absolutely nothing about the chronic underfunding of the courts, Crown Prosecution Service, police, Probation, prisons and many other decaying limbs of the criminal justice Justice is firmly in This - Is - Fine - Dog - meme - mode, and is pressing ahead with its plans to (a) further «reform» criminal legal aid (by shuffling the deckchairs in such a way as to amount, in some complex cases, to a 40 % cut); and (b) do absolutely nothing about the chronic underfunding of the courts, Crown Prosecution Service, police, Probation, prisons and many other decaying limbs of the criminal justice justice system.

As the nation finally awakens to the reality of our broken criminal justice system, a long overdue conversation about how to reform it has emerged.

He is a strong advocate of criminal justice system reform and speaks publicly about his wrongful conviction and imprisonment.

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2017 — Noting Judge Neil Gorsuch's «refreshing record of leaving lawmaking to elected lawmakers,» the American Tort Reform Association today voiced optimism about his nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court and «the perspective he'll bring in helping to make our civil justice system more predictably fair.»

In the first academic study of the reformed QC appointments system, Dr Blackwell argues for serious policy debate about abolishing QC status since its existence does not appear to be in the interests of consumers or of justice.

Recent reforms to the family justice system establish a new Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) service in relation to disputes about parenting and guardianship arrangements.