Sentences with phrase «justice reform»

The governor promised these initiatives, long supported by criminal justice reform advocates, in his State of the State address two weeks ago.

Her work focuses on national civil justice reform issues such as bad faith, litigation funding, and state false claims act.

But she added the meeting was held in part to brief her on the efforts for juvenile justice reform through raising the age of criminal responsibility to 18.

Again, school reformers must work harder on these fronts, while criminal justice reform advocates should work on such efforts within law enforcement.

The governor has also been rolling out a criminal justice reform package that he says can reverse the policies that have led to mass incarceration, primarily of young African American men.

I invite those of you who see yourselves reflected in the list above to consider getting involved in justice reform efforts — there are many opportunities available!

In family justice reform, for example, there is a constellation of people who support families during their journey through separation and divorce.

The members include 27 commissioners from criminal justice reform organizations, community groups, the judiciary, former prosecutors, the defense bar, academia, corrections, advocacy groups and the business community.

The city's five primary public defender organizations have teamed up to put pressure on the state legislature to pass meaningful criminal justice reforms after the measures were left out of the state budget.

The streamlined identification procedures are among several criminal justice reforms passed at the state level this year.

Over the last several years, a grass - roots campaign by criminal justice reform activists, former inmates and local politicians have held protests demanding that the jail complex be shut down.

Further, the legal aid cuts and civil justice reforms announced this year will undoubtedly cut access to justice for many claimants.

, we were asked to come up with one idea from each table to help access to justice and to move justice reform forward.

They are able to pass smart justice reforms that will have a positive impact on public safety.

-- Roughly $ 60 million for public safety equipment related to a suite of criminal justice reforms lawmakers say will be negotiated later this year.

It raises serious and vital questions about how we approach justice reform.

However, the biggest justice reform will be digital, he said.

While defending the progress made in recent years, we must also strive for criminal justice reforms bold enough to tackle mass incarceration.

Outstanding issues included education spending, charter schools and juvenile justice reform.

Will any other pending civil justice reforms have a knock back from the election?

Criminal justice reform advocates are pessimistic about the prospects for federal sentencing reform under the new presidential administration.

My experience is that, at least in BC, justice reform efforts have focused primarily on accessibility.

Now he's opposed to all nine criminal justice reform bills council is pushing.

As races for statewide office heat up, two candidates have found common ground on criminal justice reform.

Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 1809 / S.860): This legislation provides protections for juveniles and ensures that public dollars are invested in a continuum of trauma - informed care and alternatives to incarceration and detention as a way to help dismantle the school to prison pipeline, reduce crime, and improve youth outcomes.

State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo could not reach a deal on juvenile justice reform in the state budget, but are planning to fund the proposed change to the age of criminal responsibility in the state budget.

The recent Final Report of the Chair of the BC Justice Reform Initiative, for example, is unabashed in recommending a «true systems approach» to reform; «[t] his means that there must be clear and accepted goals, disciplined execution, and clear performance measures that are monitored and evaluated.»

«The governor has signed 15 significant civil justice reform measures into law since being sworn in,» Joyce continued, «and the citizens of Wisconsin have benefited as a result.

taking a leadership role in providing information concerning civil justice reform initiatives and developing effective means of exchanging this information

The Civil Justice Reform Project in Ontario, chaired by Coulter Osborne issued a Summary of Findings and Recommendations today.

Proponents of «Raise the Age» point to studies from various state and federal agencies, as well as criminal justice reform groups, to make their case.

IAALS and the National Center for State Courts worked with the Arizona Civil Justice Reform Committee and continues to work with Arizona on implementation and evaluation of the short trial pilot as part of the Civil Justice Initiative Implementation Project.

The Wisconsin Civil Justice Council in 2013 was the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Institute Legal Reform's «Outstanding Organization» award for its efforts in passing these significant civil justice reforms over the past few years.

«I look forward to continuing to teach and publish, with a particular focus on social justice reform.»

Arts patron Agnes Gund sold the Roy Lichtenstein painting, Masterpiece, 1962, for $ 165 million in order to establish the new Art for Justice fund for criminal justice reform with the aim of reducing mass incarceration, reported Robin Pogrebin for the New York Times, Art collector Steven A. Cohen bought the painting through Acquavella Galleries of New York in January 2017, reported NYT.

Civil litigation representative to the OBA Civil Justice Reform Working Group 2008.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — the first black to hold the powerful perch — told a gathering of business, labor and nonprofit leaders today that his ascension to the powerful position «would be in vain» if Albany fails to pass some kind of criminal justice reform during his tenure.

The bulk of the report focuses on changes to be made over the next 10 years, including criminal justice reforms aimed at lowering the number of people in city jails.

In his State of the State speech Wednesday Jan. 3, Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to end cash bail for people facing misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges as part of a criminal justice reform proposal package.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris King laid claim Tuesday to the the Democrats» most far - ranging criminal justice reform platform by vowing to seek to end the death penalty, legalize marijuana, restore felons» voter rights, and close Florida's private prisons.

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The poll found that 55 percent of New Yorkers believe the grand jury should have made an indictment in the case, which has set off a wave of protests across the country and sparked a discussion over criminal justice reform legislation at the state level.

Members of the Oneida County team attended an Information sharing Certificate Program late 2014 and were recently admitted to the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform Fellows Network following the approval of their capstone project.

Lawmakers, however, have reached agreement on Cuomo's juvenile justice reform plan.

«This is a stark difference from what we saw in other cases around the country, including those in New York, and gives even more reason to keep moving forward with those much needed criminal justice reforms around the country,» said Assemblyman Sepulveda.

In an unprecedented move that reflects a climate of judicial concern over the BC Justice Reform initiative, the three Chief Justices of BC's courts issued a five page statement on judicial independence today.

For true justice reform to take place in America, we have to be willing to look to the hearts of those who are dangerously teetering the wrong side of the law.

The six - point plan, which also called for reducing incarceration rates and investing in schools to close what King termed the «school to prison pipeline,» is the broadest package yet proposed by Democratic gubernatorial candidates, though they all have pushed various justice reform issues, particularly Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.

Unfortunately, that's a decline,» said Florida Justice Reform Institute's William Large, commenting in a story about ILR's 2015 Lawsuit Climate Survey.