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  April 11, 2023 The Chief

  ‘Clean Slate’ legislation on the docket

  Assembly sponsor Cruz hopeful of passage this year

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  April 10, 2023 Daily News

  NYC Council members propose steps to reduce Rikers population; union boss calls it ‘socialist manifesto

  A group of City Council members is introducing a series of proposals Tuesday aimed at reducing the jail population from the current level of just under 6,000 to 3,300.

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  April 07, 2023 Advocate

  HISTORY 1973: When the LGBTQ+ Movement Caught Fire

  1969 is etched in LGBTQ+ history as a landmark year because of Stonewall, but there’s another year that’s just as significant or maybe more so — 1973.

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  April 10, 2023 Gotham Gazette

  Hochul, Legislators Look to Pass Holistic Criminal Justice Improvements

  While another potential rollback of bail reforms has taken center stage in state budget negotiations for the second straight year, the fates of a swath of other criminal justice programs are being quietly hashed out.

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• March 31, 2023 Gotham Magazine

  Now is New York’s Time to Pass The Clean Slate Act

  This year, New York has an opportunity to move away from perpetual punishment by passing the Clean Slate Act.

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  March 20, 2023 The New York Times

  How Do People Released From Prison Find Housing?

  Thousands of people released from prison in New York go directly to homeless shelters.

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