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With the budget passed and solitary confinement restrictions signed into law, progressive Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly have their sights set on their next criminal justice goal this session: Parole reform.
Incarcerated New Yorkers, lawmakers and advocates rallied Monday and Tuesday as part of National Second Chance Month pushing the Legislature to enact parole reform, which could lead to the release of hundreds of incarcerated people in the stateâs prison system, with the passage of two proposed bills this session: The Fair & Timely Parole Act and Elder Parole.
âToday, we stand here with our hearts repeatedly broken in the face of racism in America,â Assemblywoman Carmen De La Rosa, D-Manhattan, said Tuesday. â. We know the disparities in our failed parole system in New York keeps our communities incarcerated. We know that Black and brown people are disproportionately denied parole. Make no mistake: Life without parole is a sentence to death behind
Victim service providers across Iowa are worried they ll have to provide less help during a time of increasing need if state legislators don t fill a $6 million gap for fiscal year 2021 caused by cuts to a federal grant.
Instead, the Iowa House of Representatives has proposed that the state maintain the same amount of funding as last year, a little more than $5 million. That money goes to 28 groups who assist Iowa families affected by homicide, sexual assault, domestic violence and other crimes. Unfortunately, we just can t afford to backfill all that huge cut, Rep. Gary Worthan, R-Storm Lake, told the Press-Citizen on Tuesday.
Pinwheel for Prevention campaign raises awareness on child abuse
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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. You need steps to recovery, to healing to restoration and becoming whole again, says Alison Sorley, development specialist for Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children.
That s why the Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children wants people to know they re there to give a voice to those who may find it difficult to speak out. We offer free case management counseling forensic exams and interviews, and we want people to know we re here to help them, to help them through this trauma we re experiencing, says Barbara Wright, the Executive director for Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children.
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