Additionally, despite Cuomo's January pledge to end cash bail for many alleged offenses as well as to
enact speedy trial and discovery reform, the enacted budget does not fulfill these goals.
Just this past year, legislative changes show New Yorkers can make a difference: by raising the age of criminal responsibility,
enacting bail reform, ensuring access to a
speedy trial, improving witness identification procedures and requiring video - taped police interrogation for serious offenses.