ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
Are ICE Facilities Concentration Camps? Experts Reflect on Language.
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Concentration camps involve the mass detention of civilians, without due process, based on identity rather than something they have done.
We Can't Just Investigate Our Way to Preventing Child Abuse | The Imprint
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Programs that connect families to resources, build relationships and provide concrete support are doing more to prevent child abuse than systems that rely primarily on surveillance and reporting, writ...
Watchdog calls on state to address youth prison crisis, citing New York Focus reporting
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A citizen oversight panel is pressuring New York State to improve conditions in its youth prisons in response to New York Focus reporting on a yearslong crisis in the facilities.
New York’s Top Jurist Calls Out Inequities in Family Court
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In an interview at his Manhattan office, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson outlines a vision to create more equitable outcomes for New York families
History of Domestic Abuse Can be Considered in Sentencing, Court Rules (Gift Article)
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The court ruled that prosecutors cannot make defendants who take a plea deal waive their right to a hearing that would allow their history of domestic abuse to be considered during sentencing.
