Sentences with phrase «moves on criminal justice reform»

In the last several weeks, the governor has made multiple moves on criminal justice reform, announcing that he would overhaul solitary confinement in state prisons as well as conditionally pardoning individuals who committed a non-violent felony or misdemeanor at the age of 16 or 17 and have lived a law abiding life for a decade.

The governor is expected to move on criminal justice reforms in the wake of the death of Eric Garner and a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict the officer who put him in a fatal chokehold.

Not exact matches

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed by New York City's largest officers union is moving toward passage in the City Council, a last - ditch effort by its departing speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who has staked her legacy on criminal justice reform.

Asked for more detail on how Stringer got to the three - year goal and what that «data analysis» looked like, the comptroller's office told Gotham Gazette that the ten - year timeline is simply too long, that if New York wants to be a leader in criminal justice reform, it must move faster.

«This set of reforms helps to move the criminal «justice» system closer to actual justice and away from an overreliance on arrests, prosecution and jail for low - level offenses,» said Tina Luongo, the attorney in charge of the criminal defense practice at the Legal Aid Society.

In the Democratic - led Assembly, meanwhile, criminal justice concerns include a focus on reform efforts, such as moving criminal cases involving 16 and 17 year olds to juvenile court, a measure that has stalled at the Capitol.

«This is change; this is reform; this is moving forward,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said in a phone interview on Tuesday, citing her criminal justice reform efforts.