#Victim groups back Gov. Hochul’s criminal-justice plan

#Victim groups back Gov. Hochul’s criminal-justice plan

“Victim groups back Gov. Hochul’s criminal-justice plan” Crime-victim advocates Friday demanded that the state legislature support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed criminal-justice reforms, saying some of the changes would help protect battered women. The domestic-violence-prevention groups — in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-The Bronx) — ripped…

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#No state budget without criminal-justice fixes

#No state budget without criminal-justice fixes

“No state budget without criminal-justice fixes” Finally, some Democrats in the Legislature are pushing to fix the insane no-bail law. Assemblywoman Inez Dickens (D-Harlem) has even gone public, provoked by the case of “poop attacker” Frank Abrokwa. She says Lt.-Gov. Brian Benjamin agreed with her: “Something’s got to be done about it.’” Another Assembly Dem told The Post,…

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