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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.

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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.
NYC judges have a reliable tool predicting who will return to court. A new study shows they often ignore it, jailing people likely to appear voluntarily. Judges stray from the tool’s guidance most often for Black and Hispanic defendants, deepening racial disparities. ... See MoreSee Less

NYC Judges Have a Tool to Help Them Rule on Pretrial Detention. Why Are They Ignoring It to Make Racially Skewed Decisions?

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Joanna Weill of the Data Collaborative for Justice talks about its new study that finds judges are more likely to ignore release recommendations for Black defendants.
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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.

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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.
Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they’ll need more investments in treatment to succeed. ... See MoreSee Less

Lawmakers, Top Judges Push to Expand Mental Health Courts

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Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they'll need more investments in treatment to succeed.
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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.

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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.
What had seemed like a routine hospital procedure in December 2021 took on a very different meaning a few months later, when Jedynak discovered that police in her state were using DNA extracted from newborns' blood — collected under the mandatory disease-screening program — to search for criminal suspects. ... See MoreSee Less

NJ Parents Keep Fighting State Over Storage Of Babies' DNA - Law360

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Across the U.S., health departments draw small blood samples from newborns' heels to test for metabolic and genetic disorders. After a new mother discovered that New Jersey police had used DNA extract...
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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.

3 weeks ago

Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.
“The pretrial release assessment provides empirically grounded guidance to judges making release decisions, while still allowing for discretion for case-specific circumstances,” said Joanna Weill, associate director of research at DCJ. “More consistent use of these recommendations would foster fairness by limiting the extent to which outcomes depend on the judge assigned.” ... See MoreSee Less

Judges in NYC Overrule Pretrial Release Recommendations, Study Finds - Davis Vanguard

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Judges in New York City frequently override official pretrial release recommendations, leading to unnecessary pretrial incarceration and widening racial disparities in bail decisions, according to new...
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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.

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Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program, Inc.
Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings. ... See MoreSee Less

ICE Detainees in New York Jails Can’t Talk to Their Lawyers

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Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
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