NEW YORK— FWD.us New York State Director for Criminal Justice Reform Rena Karefa-Johnson issued the following statement on pretrial reforms expected to pass later today: “Today, legislators are expected to pass a package of pretrial reforms that will eliminate money bail and mandate pretrial release for people charged with most… Read More
NEW YORK— FWD.us New York State Director for Criminal Justice Reform Rena Karefa-Johnson issued the following statement on the Senate and Assembly budget proposals released earlier today: “Neither the Senate nor the Assembly included bail reform proposals in their one-house budgets, so legislative leadership must pass meaningful bail reform immediately… Read More
NEW YORK— FWD.us New York State Director, Criminal Justice Reform Rena Karefa-Johnson issued the following statement on today’s press conference by opponents of criminal justice reform: “Today’s press conference again demonstrates that certain members of the Senate minority are thoroughly out of touch with New York voters. These outdated, fear-mongering… Read More
NEW YORK— FWD.us New York State Director, Criminal Justice Reform Rena Karefa-Johnson issued the following statement on a FWD.us.-led coalition urging criminal justice reform in New York: “After years of pressure from advocates across the state, even The District Attorneys Association of New York can no longer deny that New… Read More
