New York, NY – A new commission headed by a Brooklyn judge and Manhattan’s top prosecutor has been created to recommend the first comprehensive revision of New York’s sentencing laws and practices in 40 years.
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New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman says the panel chaired by District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Judge Barry Kamins includes defense attorneys, judges, legislators, policymakers, academics and victim advocates.
The goals for the Permanent Commission on Sentencing Reform are simplicity, clarity and ensuring laws and policies promote individualized punishment, public safety, reduced recidivism and successful re-entry for inmates and rehabilitation.
Located at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan, professor Martin Horn will be its executive director.
About time. a judge after being sent to prison once said, each and every judge has to go to prison for just one week before putting others there. The sentencing guidelines are outrageous in the states for white collar crimes. in Europe you almost never get more than 5 years for it and to my knowledge the dollar is a lot weaker than the Euro, so forget about the claim that you need to punish tough to have a healthy democratic system. Joke here is if you get caught with a w collar crime go kill someone it’s your best chance for a light sentence