Sentences with phrase «reform after the convictions»

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He has an interest in US prison reform because his father, Charles Kushner, served just over a year in federal prison after a conviction in 2005 for illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully - funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2 - year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5 - year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

Kaminsky, first elected to the Assembly in 2014, ran the Senate campaign on a platform of ethics reform after Skelos was ousted following a corruption conviction in December.

This comes after a spate of corruption arrests and convictions that have engulfed the Legislature in the last several years and amid calls for broad ethics reform.

«Even after multiple corruption convictions, Albany continues to resist reforms at every turn,» Kaminsky said.

The third man, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, promised sweeping reforms to New York's anti-corruption laws after last year's convictions.

He never did that for ethics reform, then freshly festering after the convictions of Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, instead promising to wait until the end of the session.

The third man in the room, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, promised sweeping reforms to New York's anti-corruption laws after last year's convictions.

After Libous» conviction of a single felony count of lying to the FBI about using his public post to get his son, Matthew, a job at a politically connected law firm — a decision that automatically ejected him from his Senate seat — six good government groups renewed their call for a special legislative session to address ethics reform.

Mr. Cuomo has acknowledged the need for ethics reform after the corruption convictions of two Albany powerhouses, Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos.

And although we do not generally support stuffing the budget with policy items, it might be smart to put ethics reform there, given the urgency for change after the recent corruption convictions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

There are scores of books, films, television specials and other resources that can deepen people's understanding of the causes of wrongful convictions, the need for reform, the challenges people face after exoneration and other issues.

Posted in Editorials / Opinion, Life after exoneration, Reforming / Improving the system, wrongful conviction