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State legislators want to make it harder for bad police officers to get a job in another police department in New York state.
Assemblyman Phil Ramos, D-Brentwood, and Sen. Brian Benjamin, D-New York City, have introduced A.7284/S.6489, titled the “Wandering Officers Act.”
The legislation would prohibit provisional or permanent hiring of a police officer if the person has been fired from any jurisdiction either inside or outside New York state if the officer left while being investigated, if the officer left while the subject of a disciplinary action that could have resulted in the officer being fired or if the officer resigned while criminal charges were pending stemming from actions committed while on duty as a police officer.
Parole reform bill puts age and number of years served as criteria for eligibility
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 12, 2021, 6:22pm EDT
Reform advocates are calling on state legislators to pass a bill that would make anyone who is over 55 years of age or older and served at least 15 years in prison eligible for parole.
Supporters say it s a matter of racial equality, arguing that the percentage of white prisoners who are granted parole is much higher than Black or brown inmates. This is about racial justice and whether we re a just and moral society, says Sochie Nnaemeka, of NY Working Families Party. We know that Black and brown New Yorkers are significantly less likely than their white counterparts to be released on parole.
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DENVER (AP) Maria McLain Cox deals in uncertainty.
The longtime hospital chaplain has been with patients through chemotherapy and new diagnoses. She comforts couples who have lost infants, the families of stroke victims and people who were rushed to the emergency room and didn’t survive.
There are no words McLain Cox can say to ward off difficulty, or make it pass more quickly. But she can offer her presence. She talks to the worried and grieving through what they’re feeling, or they might sit together silently. She might offer a hug. Some reach out to hold her hand as they pray. Sometimes it’s a Coke from the vending machine that forges a connection.
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