A “blue ribbon” panel is being assembled to take a look at New York’s aging sentencing laws. The most in depth analysis these laws have seen in 40 years will involve judges, defense lawyers, and even victims, all weighing in on the current laws and what could be done to improve them. Continue reading “Panel to Address New York Sentencing Laws”
Change to New York’s Stop and Frisk Practices
Earlier this month Governor Patterson signed legislation that made a computerized network of stop and frisk data illegal. The database was used to track names and information about people who had been stopped, though they had rarely done anything wrong. This data was then often used to make future stops on people who had done nothing more than made themselves available to police searches and questioning. Continue reading “Change to New York’s Stop and Frisk Practices”