Local Leaders and Advocates Discuss Impact of New York’s New Clean Slate Law
November 18, 2024 – WHAM

Clean Slate Act Offers Second Chances to Those with Criminal Records Who Stay Out of Trouble
November 18, 2024 – WKBW

Rochester Community Introduced to Clean Slate Act Changes
November 18, 2024 – Rochester First

‘A Miracle’: The Impact the Clean Slate Law Could Have for Thousands in Central New York
November 18, 2024 – CNY Central

Certain Criminal Records Will Be Automatically Sealed as Clean Slate Act Takes Effect
November 15, 2024 – Spectrum News

NY Law Automatically Sealing Some Criminal Records Takes Effect Saturday
November 15, 2024 – Gothamist

New York Representatives Propose State Funding Cut Over Bail Reform
September 23, 2024 – ABC News 10

Advocates Who Killed LaSalle Nomination Have a New Target
June 4 , 2024 – City & State

Longtime Brooklyn Judge Vincent Del Giudice Retiring Amid Pressure from Advocacy Groups, Questions About Extreme Sentences, Reversals
May 27, 2024 – NY Daily News

Chief Judge Backs Pair of Criminal Justice Reform Bills
May 15, 2024 – Queens Daily Eagle

Brooklyn Judge, Amid Campaign Aimed at Ousting Him, Opts for Retirement
May 14, 2024 – New York Law Journal

Advocates Push Package to Reform Sentencing Laws in New York State
May 13, 2024 – Spectrum News

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Vincent Del Giudice Set to Retire Amid Controversy
May 13, 2024 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle

A Better Path to Justice
May 12, 2024 – Times Union

When Prison Commissary Accounts Are Garnished, It’s the Family Who Pays
May 9, 2024 – Times Union

Brooklyn Judge Targeted in Advocates’ Campaign to Remove ‘Unfit’ Jurists
May 8, 2024 – New York Law Journal

Advocacy Group Calls for End to ‘Rubber Stamping’ Judges to New Terms
May 2, 2024 – Queens Daily Eagle

N.Y. Criminal Justice Group to Push for More Scrutiny of Judges
April 30, 2024 – New York Times

Creating Identity and Building Community Through Writing
April 22, 2024 – Syracuse University News

Advocates, Lawmakers Push for Free Prison Phone Calls
April 2, 2024 – Times Union

New York Lawmakers and Advocates Seek to Eliminate ‘Predatory’ Court Fees
March 29, 2024 – Spectrum News

​Brownsville Welcomes New Youth Center for Neighborhood Kids
March 7, 2024 – News12 Brooklyn

New Youth Community Center Opens in Brooklyn
March 7, 2024 – PIX11

Nonprofit in New York Trains Formerly Incarcerated People to Work in Food Industry
February 15, 2024 – NPR

Syracuse Nonprofit Trains Formerly Incarcerated People to Work in Food Industry
February 12, 2024 – WRVO

Calls for Elimination of ‘Predatory’ Court Fees Come as Budget Talks Begin
February 6, 2024 – Queens Daily Eagle

Proposed Legislation Aims to Eliminate Court Fees and End Incarceration for Unpaid Fines in New York
February 5, 2024 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Hochul Addresses Questions About Her Public Safety Agenda, Retail Theft
January 11, 2024 – Spectrum News

Why Millions of New Yorkers Are Celebrating Clean Slate
December 14, 2023 – Amsterdam News

Activists, State Lawmakers Push for Sentencing Reform Ahead of 2024 Legislative Session
December 14, 2023 – WXXI News

Wiped Clean: Stories of Those Who Will Benefit Most from Passage of Clean Slate Act
November 23, 2023 – Amsterdam News

New York Will Give a ‘Clean Slate’ to Formerly Incarcerated People
November 16, 2023 – The New York Times

More Than 2M Criminal Records to Be Sealed in New York Under New Legislation
November 16, 2023 – WABC-TV

New York Becomes 12th State with “Clean Slate” Legislation
November 16, 2023 – CBS New York

The Price of Freedom Part 2: Why Bail Reform Was Needed
October 19, 2023 – Amsterdam News

The Bills Still Awaiting Kathy Hochul’s Signature Before the End of the Year
October 2, 2023 – City & State

Advocates Unite for Daniel’s Day in Albany, Push for Mental Health Response Reform
September 23, 2023 – Spectrum News

Buffalo Native Seeks to Give Those Formerly Incarcerated a ‘Clean Slate’
September 13, 2023 – WKBW

Next STEPS Coalition Criticizes NYC Probation Department For Ending Youth Program
September 13, 2023 – Harlem World

For the Record: Interview with Ron Boxx and Joseph Bilecki
September 10, 2023 – For The Record

AFJ Partners with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice and CCA for a 3rd Year to Support NYC’s Returning Youth Citizens
September 8, 2023 – Avenues for Justice

Community-Based Alternatives to Incarceration
August 16, 2023 – Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Stories of Healing From Those Impacted by Incarceration
August 11, 2023 – Syracuse University News

Wellness Center in Brooklyn Offers Treatment Program for Opioid Addiction
August 8, 2023 – PIX11

Downtown Brooklyn Center Adds New Program to Help Those Battling Opioid Addiction
August 7, 2023 – News 12 The Bronx

First Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment Center for Opioid Users Opens in Brooklyn
August 7, 2023 – Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Basketball Tournament Provides Hope, Opportunity to Shine for 200 Syracuse Teens
August 1, 2023 – Syracuse.com

Ambitious Efforts to Reform New York’s Juvenile Justice System Fail in the Legislature
June 28, 2023 – The Imprint

Clean Slate Finally Passes in State Legislature, but What was Left Out This Session?
June 15, 2023 – Amsterdam News

New York Advocates to Watch ‘Clean Slate’ Implementation as DAs Seek Veto
June 14, 2023 – Spectrum News

Albany Man Roots for Clean Slate Bill: ‘We’re Looking at a New New York’
June 13, 2023 – Spectrum News

Local Lawmakers React to Passage of Clean Slate Act
June 12, 2023 – WHAM

Old Criminal Records in New York Would Be Automatically Sealed Under Bill Passed by Lawmakers
June 9, 2023 – AP News

Project Mend Builds Community Through Writing for Those Impacted by the Justice System
May 31, 2023 – Syracuse University News

‘Lobbying Loophole’ Bill Stuck in Assembly in Final Week of Legislative Session
May 31, 2023 – Times Union

Should Some Criminal Records Be Wiped Clean After 7 Years?
May 29, 2023 – The New York Times

NYC Comptroller Says Old Criminal Convictions Cost City Residents Nearly $2.4 Billion in Annual Wages
May 17, 2023 – City & State New York

‘Lobbying Loophole’ Bill After LaSalle Fight Advances Through Senate
May 16, 2023 – Times Union

Urgen Modernizar Sistema de Sentencias en Nueva York
May 15, 2023 – El Diario

Monroe County Leg. President Wants to ‘Ban the Box’
May 11, 2023 – Rochester First

The BPHA Caucus Impacted People Business And Labor Leaders Rally
May 10, 2023 – Harlem World

Broad Range of Criminal Justice Measures Debated in Albany
May 9, 2023 – Spectrum News

One Month to Go: Criminal Justice, Housing Enter Back Into Fold
May 8, 2023 – Times Union

5 Questions Answered About Changes to New York’s Bail Laws
May 4, 2023 – Gothamist