Sentences with phrase «on bail reform»

Karnow also wrote a published paper on bail reform that has been quoted widely in appellate and federal decisions requiring trial judges to consider a defendant's ability to pay in setting bail — an issue of great concern for citizens of color and LGBT people, many of whom lack the resources to post high bail amounts.

The New York Civil Liberties Union has released a report it hopes will inform the state - level discussion on bail reform.

After delivering a statement at an oversight hearing on bail reform last week, Mark - Viverito told reporters that the council could «get [the bail fund] done without the administration's support.»

Cuomo's office says it may be closing the gap on bail reform and other policy issues it has been pushing, including several women's rights issues, because he and other Democrats have moved closer to owning a majority of the state Senate.

Not exact matches

When Eurozone Finance Ministers met on November 9th in Brussels, they were set to discuss a release of bail - out money in exchange for the latest reform package from Athens along with EU fiscal policy and the banking union.

Ahead of the start off of Monday's Eurogroup, the Dutch secretary for finance Eric Wiebes, urged Athens to hurry their development on reforms in buy receive the final part of its bail - out which is provisionally due in April.

At 5 p.m., Civic Hall and Citizen Action NY will host «The Revolution Will Be Localized,» a discussion on closing Rikers, bail reform, and other criminal justice issues, at Civic Hall's headquarters, 118 West 22nd St., 12th Fl., Manhattan.

Others, like the Child Victims Act, voting reform, bail reform and the DREAM Act, had been dropped in the interest of passing an on - time budget.

Cuomo proposed a series of criminal justice reforms, including eliminating cash bail for many low - level offenses; pursuing legislation that would cut back on time defendants are held in custody before trial; and reducing the use of solitary confinement in state prisons.

The four sites together will provide space for 5,000 more inmates, even though there are currently 9,000 prisoners on Rikers — but de Blasio claims he can reduce the population in the coming years through bail reform, quicker trials, lowering crime and reducing recidivism.

Cuomo also outlined a plan to speed up the state's criminal justice process, and reform the bail system, and he proposed cashless tolling on the entire state Thruway, saying it's faster, and also more secure against potential terrorists.

Along with the measures Cuomo listed on Wednesday, criminal justice reforms like ending cash bail for many lower - level offenses were among the top priorities of the governor and progressive advocates that did not make it into the budget.

The Governor's message was astutely deferential to Upstate's need for economic growth, meanwhile Cuomo also avoided triggering the tripwires of controversy on education and the environment (which provided Zephyr Teachout with opening to garner a third of the 2014 Democratic primary vote); Cuomo advanced strong measures around election law reform and on the criminal justice front vis a vis Bail reform, as well as the Dream Act and MWBE all of which registered positively with minority voters.

BUFFALO, NY — Erie County Majority Leader April N. M. Baskin launched her ongoing Public Safety campaign today, beginning with a focus on the issue of bail reform for nonviolent misdemeanor offenses.

De Blasio, who has expressed support for bail and summons reform, said for now the focus should be on fixing what is currently broken instead of completely eliminating it.

JACKSON HEIGHTS — It was standing - room only inside the Jackson Heights Jewish Center Monday for a community town hall meeting that included discussions on education, bail reform and Sanctuary Cities.

Cuomo also outlined a plan to speed up the state's criminal justice process and reform the bail system, and he proposed cashless tolling on the entire state Thruway, saying it's faster and safer.

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.

«I don't want to comment on the specifics yet, but we're going to have a bail reform proposal in the State of the State because I think we can make the bail system better,» said Cuomo.

To me, the cluster of issues that we have focused on are just basic — whether it be bail reform, raise the age of criminal responsibility, reform the institution of the grand jury, which goes back to the time of Magna Carta, wrongful convictions, ensure that not one single person is convicted of a crime that they're innocent of.

Both Mr. Goggins and Mr. Hughes preached the need for Justice Court reform following the conviction of a former court clerk on a grand larceny charge for stealing more than $ 230,000 from the town bail fund.

An effort in 2016 to make smart changes to the bail bond system and gradually increase the age at which youths are considered adults did not meet with success, but Mr. Coleman's continued support of those reforms will be relied on when the legislature reconvenes.

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«This comprehensive package of criminal justice reforms places a spotlight on the current system's flaws and the need for strong reforms to New York's criminal discovery, bail and speedy trial statutes.

Shelton said bail reform is crucial because the current system is discriminatory on the basis of race and class.

Graham said he would bail after majority leader Harry Reid made a statement saying that immigration reform would come before climate on the Senate agenda — and the move has the green blogosphere ablaze with analysis and accusations.

«A systemic reliance on bail for low - level offenses is out of step with a reformed, 21st - century justice system,» Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney, said in a press release.

Maria Evangelista, Kwixuan Maloof, Niki Solis and Phoenix Streets portray the sitting judges as conservatives appointed by Republican governors, and are running on a platform of greater diversity on the bench and judicial reforms, such as decreased use of money bail.