After an election with crime as a major focus, criminal justice reform advocates are now pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to overhaul New York's sentencing laws.
-- After an election with crime as a major focus, criminal justice reform advocates are now pushing Gov."Public safety is still number one. All of us are concerned about protecting the safety of our citizens," Hochul said Wednesday."But also, criminal justice is important to us, so we will find the right balance, and I look forward to launching these conversations with the Legislature when we regroup again in January.
A coalition of lawmakers and advocates is backing a package of bills that would eliminate mandatory minimum sentencing, allow incarcerated people to petition for resentencing and expand rehabilitation programs.
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