“We will have blood on our hands if we allow these [bail law] changes to be implemented in our New York State budget,” Queens Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani said, following a visit to Rikers Island this week.
Read More“The men and women who are incarcerated, they need their packages back, they need to feel connected to the family members – it's as simple as that.”
Read MoreRobert 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.
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