Sentences with phrase «criminal justice advocates»

But, despite the difficult climate, many criminal justice advocates are continuing their calls for pay raises for state judges.

-LSB-...] Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and criminal justice advocates now agree that Rikers should be closed down.

Local criminal justice advocates are trying to put pressure on Albany to reform the justice system.

At noon, the NYC Jails Action Coalition holds a rally prior to the New York City Board of Corrections hearing with faith leaders, children and families of incarcerated individuals and other criminal justice advocates, and City Council Members have been invited, 455 First Ave., Manhattan.

Police reform and criminal justice advocates who support the so - called Right to Know Act assailed Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday after the administration announced a deal with the NYPD and the Council speaker to implement department - wide reforms without writing them into law.

Albany, NY — Criminal justice advocates praised the Independent Democratic Conference for championing Raise the Age throughout the budget process.

It also comes amid repeated calls from criminal justice advocates to close the city's largest jail complex at Rikers Island, which Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted earlier this month as «intolerable.»

You can expect similar statements from the police union in Milwaukee today after criminal justice advocates began protesting the decision of District Attorney John Chisholm to not indict former cop Christopher Manney for allegedly slaying Dontre Hamilton this past April.

A wide spectrum of leaders and activists including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and criminal justice advocates now agree that Rikers should be closed down.

At 1 p.m., Sens. Jeff Klein, Jesse Hamilton, Jose Peralta, Tony Avella, Diane Savino, Marisol Alcantara, joined by Akeem Browder and criminal justice advocates, will call on NYC to plan to remove juveniles from Rikers Island within a year as required by recently passed Raise the Age legislation, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

At 11:30 a.m., clergy, faith leaders and criminal justice advocates will deliver a letter to legislative leaders supporting the Prioritized Platform for Challenging Incarceration in New York as part of a statewide day of action for prison and parole justice, War Room, state Capitol, Albany.

The event was witnessed by numerous elected officials and criminal justice advocates.

New York, NY — Senators Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester), Jesse Hamilton (D - Brooklyn), Jose Peralta (D - Queens), Tony Avella (D - Queens), Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn), Marisol Alcantara (D - Manhattan), joined by Akeem Browder and criminal justice advocates, called on the city to plan to remove juveniles from Rikers Island within a year as required by recently passed Raise the Age legislation

Criminal justice advocates have called for shutting down Rikers Island because of the conditions there, including the level of violence between inmates, documented abuse of prisoners by the guards and substandard facilities and healthcare that has lead to multiple deaths.