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Manhattan DA Lightens Marijuana Penalties in New Policy

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09/06/2017

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced that his office is changing its plea guidelines for marijuana arrests to lighten penalties for first- and second-time offenders, effective Tuesday.

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Traces of Crime: How New York’s DNA Techniques Became Tainted

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09/05/2017

The city’s medical examiner has been a pioneer in analyzing complex DNA samples. But two methods were recently discontinued, raising questions about thousands of cases.

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NYPD Expected To Announce Drop In Violent Crime Tuesday

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09/05/2017

NYPD and city officials are scheduled to announce Tuesday a continuing drop in violent crimes, notably homicides and shootings, to record lows.

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A Former Felon Leads The Way In Criminal Justice Reform

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08/31/2017

Glenn E. Martin, formerly incarcerated, founded Just Leadership in 2014 to train ex-convicts to lead criminal justice reform in their own communities.

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De Blasio Searches for Corrections Chief as Rikers Resurfaces

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08/30/2017

While Mayor Bill de Blasio fends off criticism over his timeline to close Rikers Island, his administration appears no closer to finding a new corrections chief, with some critics worrying he will push the decision until after the November election.

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To Shrink Jail Population, a Bail Program Is Expanding

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08/30/2017

Judges citywide set bail in roughly 45,000 cases each year, and only 12 percent of defendants can pay in time to be released from court. Another 46 percent end up going to jail for up to a week because they cannot pay in the narrow window of time...

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NYPD Boss James O’Neill Vacated Guilty Verdict Against Officer Accused Of Using Banned Chokehold: Sources

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08/29/2017

The city’s top cop recently overturned a guilty verdict against an officer in a department misconduct trial. Then the NYPD and the Civilian Complaint Review Board — citing a state law protecting police disciplinary records — wouldn’t say what the...

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Westchester Community Foundation Funds Criminal Justice Program Series at Libraries

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08/18/2017

The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) is funding a series, which will focus on the 200-year history of Sing Sing and its impact on prison reform, as well as current issues of incarceration, reform, rehabilitation and return to prison.

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Pershing Square, Ford, Open Society Among Funders of Measures for Justice, Putting Data to Better Use

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08/10/2017

The world of crowded jails, tense courtrooms, and cops on the beat is a far cry from the air-conditioned spaces data wonks usually inhabit. But according to Measures for Justice (MFJ), better data is key to reforming America’s hyper-localized...

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Ford Funds Analysis, Toolkit for Improving Legal Aid Websites

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08/08/2017

The Legal Services Corporation published a comprehensive report and accompanying toolkit for its Statewide Website Evaluation Project, which assessed the quality of centralized legal information websites in every state, the District of Columbia, and...

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