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Cuomo Expands State’s Clemency Program (State of Politics)
State of Politics, August 21, 2017
Cuomo Expands State’s Clemency Program
“New York is expanding its pro bono clemency program through a partnership with a coalition of legal organizations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced. The state will work with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as well as the Foundation for Criminal Justice and Families Against Mandatory Minimums. The push is modeled after a federal program that has ended since President Donald Trump took office in January….Cuomo in 2015 began a clemency review push in conjunction with the New York City Bar Association, the state bar association and the county lawyers association along with the Legal Aid Society.”
