Hochul follows through on key clemency reform
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Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to seven New Yorkers, marking the first time she’s followed through on her promise to grant clemency on a rolling basis.
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Lawmakers look to codify clemency reforms
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Lawmakers in Albany are looking to pass a bill that would codify many of the reforms Governor Kathy Hochul has promised to make to the state’s clemency process.
Read MoreHochul grants clemencies, gives updates on reforms
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Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to a little more than a dozen New Yorkers on Wednesday, and publicly shared, for the first time, updates to the clemency reforms she promised a year ago but has been slow to act on.
Read MoreLegal Aid calls on Hochul to act on clemency promise
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The Legal Aid Society is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to make good on a series of clemency reforms she promised a year ago. As the Eagle has reported throughout the year, those reforms have been slow to come, though progress is being made.
Read MoreWhile some clemency reforms quietly take shape, advocates look to gov for more
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On Christmas Eve of last year, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she planned to reform the state’s clemency process, one which advocates have long said is antiquated and opaque. While a number of those reforms have begun to take shape in recent months, others, including the one advocates say is the most important, have yet to see the light of day.
Read MoreA lifetime later, Queens man released from prison
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Robert Webster, who served 34 years of a 50 year to life sentence for two arsons he says he didn’t commit, was released from prison last week. His arrest, conviction, sentencing, incarceration and release highlight a number of flaws in the criminal justice system, advocates say.
Read MoreLate to her own deadline, Hochul says clemency changes are coming
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Half a year after Governor Kathy Hochul committed to reforming the state’s clemency process, New York’s top executive said changes should be coming soon.
Read MoreGovernor Hochul yet to enact major clemency reforms
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Governor Kathy Hochul said changes to the clemency process were coming – half a year later, few have come to pass.
Read MoreCuomo grants six more clemencies before leaving office
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Greg Mingo, who was granted clemency this week, was one of an estimated 2,500 incarcerated New Yorkers to have their applications for clemency cross the governor’s desk in 2020.
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