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They'll be before members of Congress on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. to share the story of the county’s approach to helping homeless individuals and residents battling drug addiction.
When Credibility Matters
When Credibility Matters
When Credibility Matters
Black arrest rate in Capital Region remains high; progress sought, no easy solution seen | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Share1 CAPITAL REGION — Any sense of progress in increasing racial equity in the criminal justice system is tempered by the fact that there’s a very long way to go to reach this goal. Across New York state as a whole and in the Capital Region, Black people are arrested at a far greater rate than white people relative to their percentage of the population, Hispanic people at a somewhat greater rate and Asians at a much lower rate. Black adults are arrested in New York si...