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Advocates are calling on Bronx District Attorney Clark to begin implementation of the new law now. The advocates report that other district attorneys plan to use trickery and…
Mayor de Bill Blasio: “By guaranteeing that Rikers will never again be used for incarceration, we’re charting a new course forward for the Island and the people of…
Despite the growing call to end solitary from community members, the Public Advocate, City Council Members, the Council Speaker, leading presidential candidates, and countless others across the city,…
Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society: “An expansion of the Supervised Release program is key to ensuring that the most people…
Sharonne Salaam: "We would like the people to know...they have the power to assist in helping this bill to pass. Because so many of our people in our…
Monifa Bandele, spokesperson for Communities United for Police Reform Action Fund (CPRAF). “New Yorkers saw through the police union games and voted overwhelmingly to allow the CCRB to…
Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson (Central Park Five) in a joint statement: “In the coming months, we will intensely lobby the state legislature and the governor to enact…
Recommendations discussed in the report include the automatic expungement of criminal records for previous marijuana offenders, reinvesting new tax revenues generated by marijuana legalization back into affected communities…
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve…
The City Council will vote on Thursday to approve the largest land use action in the history of New York City, which would implement a plan that would…
