Sentences with phrase «on criminal justice reform»

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

Democrats Chris King, who's running for governor, and attorney general candidate Sean Shaw together kicked off King's statewide tour focusing on criminal justice reform earlier this week.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will be appointed a special prosecutor in cases involving police - related deaths of unarmed civilians after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers failed to reach a broader agreement on criminal justice reform measures.

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.

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.

«Secretary Clinton today laid out the type of progressive vision on criminal justice reforms the City Council is fighting for in New York,» said Mark - Viverito who still declined to endorse Clinton but said she was looking forward to hearing more on the issue.

Ms. Mark - Viverito made the claim at a press conference before the Council voted on the Criminal Justice Reform Act.

The New York City Council will vote on the Criminal Justice Reform Act, «creating more proportional penalties for certain low - level, non-violent offenses.»

«It is a good start and the right thing to do but I think it is appalling in the current climate that we can't get anything major on criminal justice reform done.»

We are all grateful to my friend and new colleague, Justice Michael Boggs, and the Council on Criminal Justice Reform that he has co-chaired for the last five years.

Jumaane shares our values on criminal justice reform and marijuana legalization.

The labor - backed party also would like to see Cuomo do more on criminal justice reform and to address climate change, though Lipton allowed he has made «significant strides» on those issues.

Also at 6 p.m., civil rights groups and advocates hold a forum focused on criminal justice reform with Brooklyn district attorney candidates, St. Francis College, Founders Hall, 182 Remsen St., Brooklyn.

As a member of the Correction Committee and the Task Force on Criminal Justice Reform, Wright is an advocate for criminal justice reform.

Hawkins, Jones, Portelli, Jimenez to Speak on Criminal Justice Reform Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 PM at Ethical Culture Society, 2 W. 64th St.

Mark - Viverito, who in late January unveiled a bill that could wipe out outstanding warrants for low - level offenses, also said she would enlist former state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who was in the audience, to lead a commission on criminal justice reform.

Observers expect major statements on criminal justice reform and protecting the rights of immigrants, both of which Cuomo has championed in the past, only to be stopped by Republicans who control the Senate.

She previously attended fundraisers in Manhattan and delivered a speech on criminal justice reform at Columbia University last month.

«She has been out in front on criminal justice reform,» Ms. Velázquez said.

They can take on criminal justice reform, battle for general government reform, even take on the other legacies of state - sanctioned racialism that still affect them and their kin.

Together, the Council and its social justice collaboration partner, the Chicago Appleseed Fund for Justice, oversee program committees working on Criminal Justice Reform, Access to Justice, Child Support and Family Law Reform, and Immigration Court Reform.

Milgram will also teach a course on criminal justice reform, in which students will work on projects in collaboration with the lab.

Please check out Mending Our Ways to view the other essays on criminal justice reform.

The Democrat who runs on a criminal justice reform platform that included changing the rules around qualified immunity would probably get my vote.

You may also consider working at a policy level by advising legislatures on criminal justice reform measures.

More on Judge Kozinski's recent ideas on criminal justice reform (sample: let defendants choose jury or bench trial, study exonerations in depth, go after bad prosecutors) from Eugene Volokh and Radley Balko.

A pair of police reform measures vigorously opposed for years 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.

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.

«Secretary Clinton today laid out the type of progressive vision on criminal justice reforms the City Council is fighting for in New York City,» the speaker said in a statement.

Clinton referenced Garner in her first major policy speech which focused on criminal justice reform.

The pardons would allow Cuomo to work around the state legislature, which has not approved any such measure on criminal justice reform, the New York Times reports.