Downstate progressive Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly will fight for decarceration of New York prisons and immigration reform next year, they said Tuesday, citing the partyâs new Senate supermajority as the momentum lawmakers need to move their agenda forward.
Nearly 20 progressive legislators threw support Tuesday behind a proposed legislation package they dubbed the Justice Roadmap 2021 agenda to protect communities of color and immigrants from unjust imprisonment and deportation, calling for less violence in community policing.
The proposed state reforms include passing legislation for parole reform to end solitary confinement in state prisons through the HALT Solitary Confinement Act (S.1623/A.2500); ensure Fair and Timely Parole (S.497/A.4346); and Elder Parole (S.2144/A.9040) to require incarcerated New Yorkers over age 55 who have served 15 or more consecutive years be considered for parole regardless of their crime or sentence.
Women Candidates to Council: Don t Delay Ranked Choice Voting, Start Education Today
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NEW YORK, NY (12/14/2020) (readMedia) Today, 23 women candidates for New York City Council wrote an open letter in support of Ranked Choice Voting, arguing that it will help elect more women women of color in particular by eliminating the spoiler effect and decreasing negative attacks. Rather than seeking to delay ranked choice voting, we need the Council to pass Intro 1994 which would fund and mandate a full voter education campaign. The Council has the power to make sure its stated goals of educating voters are fulfilled. Use it. As candidates, we also understand that we have a responsibility, alongside city agencies, to educate the voters and we don t shy from that opportunity.
Ranked Choice Voting + the Race For Brooklyn Borough President
All candidates agree the new voting method is good for voters
NEW YORK, NY (12/11/2020) (readMedia) On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Library, Rank the Vote NYC, Common Cause/NY, Brooklyn Young Democrats and the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College hosted a forum on ranked choice voting (RCV) and the race for Brooklyn Borough President. The event was moderated by Lurie Daniel Favors, Interim Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Justice. Seven candidates participated, including Councilmembers Anontio Reynoso and Robert Cornegy, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, Kim Council, Pearlene Fields, Khari Edwards, and Robert Ramos Jr.