Sentences with phrase «criminal justice proposal»

The City Council and the de Blasio administration are currently in negotiations over another criminal justice proposal outlined by the speaker at this time last year, when she called for a change in how the city handles summonses for low - level, non-violent quality of life offenses.

Josmar Trujillo, an organizer with New Yorkers Against Bratton, blamed the lack of political courage for the momentum behind criminal justice proposals that he said are doing nothing to stop a disproportionate impact on minorities.

He will also be highlighting criminal justice proposals, such as an end to cash bail and speedy trial reforms, which were advanced in the governor's budget and ultimately dropped at the negotiating table.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's calls for changes to the state's bail and court diversion systems in the wake of the killing of a New York City police officer have upended the usual array of Democratic support for his criminal justice proposals and earned rare praise from a Republican lawmaker.

One week later, Mark - Viverito made criminal justice proposals the centerpiece of her own annual speech.

Legislative leaders spent their weekends in Albany, as did Cuomo, whose aides pored over the minutiae of education, health care and criminal justice proposals all weekend.

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Included in the IDA's proposal was a requirement for CEOs and CFOs to personally sign off on company financial statements, and «increase the penalties of criminal liability and obstruction of justice» for securities fraud.

Sen. Jeff Brandes hopes his «basket» of proposals will usher in a new approach to criminal justice in Florida that increases accountability, uses taxpayer money more efficiently and keeps people out of prison

Laura, a Yale - trained lawyer, has often taken the lead on the foundation's criminal justice work, helping to orchestrate a groundbreaking left - right coalition last year to advance reform proposals in Washington, among other things.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a series of proposals for reforming the state's criminal justice system, in response to heightened tensions over the death of an unarmed Staten Island resident after an encounter with police, as well as the recent murder of two police officers

The Assembly passed a «raise the age» bill on Tuesday as part of a 12 - bill criminal justice reform package, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo — as in previous years — has included a similar proposal in his executive budget.

In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein, the organizations argued the proposals are critical to ensuring a fair criminal justice system.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address was light on details, but packed with broad proposals on topics that directly affect New York City such as criminal justice reform, higher education, labor and homelessness.

Crime / criminal justice reform: The mayoral candidate opposes the proposal to close Rikers Island and build jails across the five boroughs.

Heastie said the proposals would take 16 - and 17 - year - olds out of the adult criminal justice system and treat them as juveniles in family court.

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — typically a close ally of de Blasio, a fellow Democrat — has made criminal justice reform the central mission of her second year as speaker: Sweeping proposals have driven her rapid emergence as a visible public figure, leading to her first real confrontation with the mayor's administration.

Former city Correction Commissioner Martin Horn has, like Mark - Viverito, championed proposals to drive down Rikers» population by diverting the mentally ill and expediting court cases to speed pretrial detainees through the criminal justice process.

It's possible that special elections and a pending truce between the state Senate's mainstream Democrats and IDC could remove Republicans from control of that chamber, giving criminal justice reform proposals an easier path to enactment.

The proposals in the criminal justice and courts bill show that, ironically for plans that have been sold as being about education, the government is failing to learn those lessons.

Updated: Schneiderman in a statement called Lippman's proposals «thoughtful» and said they should further the debate over criminal justice reforms.

The budget proposal also caps New York City's allotment for preventive child welfare services and eliminates funding for Close to Home — also a city - focused program that aims to keep teens out of the adult criminal justice system.

The Governor's proposal will help at - risk youth find positive opportunities in their communities, while also providing citizens who enter the criminal justice system the opportunity to rehabilitate, return home, and contribute to their communities.

Public defenders and advocates of criminal justice reform almost immediately criticized the governor's proposal as falling far short of the protections afforded by the Legislature's bill.

Many of the issues around the criminal justice system that Clinton addressed and the solutions she provided are similar to proposals de Blasio has made around policing in New York City.

PROPOSAL 13: Launch a «Right Priorities» initiative to further New York's status as a national leader in criminal justice and re-entry reforms.

While it has not been fully fleshed out yet, Cuomo's proposal dictates that judges would use a scientific assessment tool to determine an individual's «risk to public safety» while setting bail, a proposal similar to one Mayor Bill de Blasio recently made, with both coming under fire from criminal justice reformers.

A working group comprised of relevant state agencies — the Department of Health, Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Children and Family Services, Office of Victim Services and the state police — also played a role in the development of the proposal.

Most county probation directors are in favor of the proposal to steer children out of the adult criminal justice system, Essex County Probation Director Juliann Beatty told local lawmakers last week.

«We support the governor's proposal to to raise the age of criminal responsibility in New York, but where will the juvenile offenders go as the juvenile justice system has been decimated under this governor?.

«For far too long, our antiquated criminal justice system has created a two - tier system where outcomes depend purely on economic status — undermining the bedrock principle that one is innocent until proven guilty,» Mr. Cuomo said in statement outlining the proposals.

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Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick is opposed to a proposal that would remove 16 - and 17 - year - olds out of the state's adult criminal justice system and into family court.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo plans to ask the New York State Legislature to eliminate cash bail for many crimes and to speed up the disclosure of evidence in trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides said.

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Assembly Democrats, meanwhile, plan a hearing next month that will review potential changes to the criminal justice system, including proposals for post-arrest procedures such as video taping interrogations.

There's still some leg to reveal: Cuomo is yet to outline his specific plans for education, detail what infrastructure projects he'd like to spend the remaining windfall surplus on, or unveil his proposals to reform the state's criminal justice system.

Assembly Democrats and Senate Republicans continue to be at odds over the proposal to overhaul the state's juvenile justice system by raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

In his State of the State speech, Cuomo plans to ask the state Legislature to eliminate cash bail for many crimes and to speed up the disclosure of evidence in trials as part of a package of proposals intended make the criminal justice system fairer for indigent defendants, his aides said.

The proposals would see responsibilities for national security and matters relating to criminal justice, including tackling immigration and organised crime, separated.

As part of the proposal, Mark - Viverito also announced last week an independent commission chaired by former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman would study and come up with proposals to change the city's current criminal justice system from its jails to the court houses.

The two said they studied the recommendations made in a report by the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform and claim their proposal could streamline the process.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo put a number of progressive issues into his state budget proposal, including early voting measures, reforming the criminal justice system to end cash bail and the Dream Act to give college aid to the children of undocumented immigrants.

But Malloy also agreed to pull back on one of his pet proposals: criminal justice reform.

The council's agenda closely follows the plans laid out by Mark - Viverito in her State of the City speech last month, particularly on criminal justice and a push to reform the city's bail system under a proposal currently being weighed in Albany.

«We are determined to bear down on the people who are engaged in organised criminal activity in the UK, and we believe that today's proposals will help to bring them to justice faster and more effectively,» said home secretary John Reid.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Albany County District Attorney David Soares discusses the good and bad he sees in the criminal justice reform proposals that state lawmakers will consider.

Plans backed by Gordon Brown to increase the Scottish parliament's remit — including giving it greater control over income tax, borrowing powers and criminal justice — are now in great doubt after the Queen's speech made only a fleeting reference to the proposals.

Termed the «New York Promise Agenda,» the broad - based proposals include criminal justice reform, voting access, women's rights protections, fighting homelessness, preventing faith - based discrimination, protecting the environment, and improving immigrants rights and access to education.

Standing with community leaders and criminal justice reform advocates, Democratic nominee for State Senate Benjamin and Council Member Lancman outline three - point strategy to close Rikers Island in three years; proposal would expedite Lippman Commission recommendations through aggressive Rikers population reduction objectives, improved pre-trial and casework handling

As a developer of affordable housing, I know that Councilman Lancman's proposal to expedite the building of new local facilities and addressing the flaws of our criminal justice system can be accomplished quickly and successfully.