Sentences with phrase «speedy trial reforms»

He will also be highlighting criminal justice proposals, such as an end to cash bail and speedy trial reforms, which were advanced in the governor's budget and ultimately dropped at the negotiating table.

He also discussed speedy trial reform, which will be addressed in the budget.

He wants to fight to end cash bail and pass speedy trial reform, two issues that contribute to the continued mass incarceration of communities of color.

«At his state of the state address this year, Governor Cuomo told me personally he would ensure passage of bail reform, speedy trial reform, and discovery reform,» said Akeem Browder, a criminal justice activist and Kalief Browder's brother, in a statement.

At 11 a.m., advocates, along with Kerry Kennedy, will hold a press Conference and advocacy day urging Senate and Governor to pass speedy trial reform.

«With an eye toward a significant reduction in the jail population, including increased use of community - based diversion programs, and policing, bail and speedy trial reform, the #CLOSErikers Campaign is advocating for a much smaller, less expensive, fairer and more humane public safety system in NYC,» Martin said.

Not exact matches

Additionally, despite Cuomo's January pledge to end cash bail for many alleged offenses as well as to enact speedy trial and discovery reform, the enacted budget does not fulfill these goals.

Cuomo, ahead of his 2018 «State of the State» address this afternoon, said his reforms would overhaul antiquated laws governing bail, discovery, the right to a speedy trial and the forfeiture of assets.

Just this past year, legislative changes show New Yorkers can make a difference: by raising the age of criminal responsibility, enacting bail reform, ensuring access to a speedy trial, improving witness identification procedures and requiring video - taped police interrogation for serious offenses.

«This comprehensive package - the most progressive set of reforms in the nation — will guarantee fairness for the accused by reshaping New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, improving the disclosure of evidence in the discovery process, transforming asset forfeiture procedures and implementing new initiatives to help individuals transition from incarceration to their communities.»

Launch the «New York Promise» Agenda to Advance Social Justice and Affirm New York's Progressive Values - Reforms of the Criminal Justice System including «overhauling New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, raising the age of criminal responsibility, improving witness identification procedures, recording police interrogations for serious offenses, and extending the Hurrell - Harring settlement reforms statewide.Reforms of the Criminal Justice System including «overhauling New York's antiquated bail system, ensuring access to a speedy trial, raising the age of criminal responsibility, improving witness identification procedures, recording police interrogations for serious offenses, and extending the Hurrell - Harring settlement reforms statewide.reforms statewide.»

«We failed to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana... we're not seeing sentencing reform in here and we are no seeing funding to try to work on the speedy trial crisis in this state.»

«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.