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Two sites in New York have saved hundreds of lives, but stigma and lack of buy-in from the governor might prevent expansion.
ALBANY — About four centuries ago, Europeans began to bring African slaves to what is now New York.
New York state lawmakers have passed a bill that would launch a commission tasked with studying the aftereffects of slavery in New York and making nonbinding recommendations on reparations.
In the latest version of the bill, murder convictions would not be eligible to be sealed and felons would need to be at least eight years removed from the end of their sentences to have their records shielded.
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