This is an op-ed written by New York State Assemblyperson Anna Kelles who represents Tompkins County and parts of Cortland County. It was not written by The Ithaca Voice. To submit op-eds,...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 11, 2022 Brooklyn, NY—Common Justice released the following statement on New York’s State budget for fiscal year 2022-2023.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2022 Brooklyn, NY—Common Justice released the following statement on Governor Hochul’s announcement to rollback major criminal justice reforms.
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My name is Jessica Persaud and I am the Director of Policy at Common Justice. I am speaking today to urge the City Council to pass Resolution T2022-0153 calling on the New York State...
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The Marshall Project One of the myths of criminal justice reform is that you can cut the prison population in half by freeing non-violent offenders: the guy who sold a little weed to his...
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takepart Violence And Redemption, TakePart's Big Issue Vol. 11
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In this episode of the AFROPUNK Solution Sessions, the podcast focuses on understanding the prison system and its disproportionate effect on black and brown people, ultimately continuing...
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This month, New Jersey Senators Cory Booker (NJ) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced the REVERSE MASS INCARCERATION ACT OF 2017, designed to create incentives for states to reduce the...
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Unlike with drugs or other low-level crimes, you never hear the oft-repeated phrase “we can’t incarcerate our way out of the problem” if that problem is violent crime.
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Surviving a shooting or stabbing in a poor New York City neighborhood is often a prelude to a long battle for help.
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