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Big Changes to Parole Are Here. How Will ‘Less is More’ Hold Up? (The City)
The City, March 6, 2022
Big Changes to Parole Are Here. How Will ‘Less is More’ Hold Up?
Advocates for criminal justice reform have been pushing for these changes since at least 2016, driven by anger over a system they say too harshly punishes Black and brown New Yorkers. In the city, the measure was supported by four of the city’s district attorneys, with Staten Island DA Michael McMahon the only holdout. The legislation was also backed by the city’s Bar Association and DAs from Nassau, Westchester, and Albany.
