New York State Is Giving Prisoners A Better Chance At Clemency (HuffPost)
HuffPost, August 21, 2017
New York State Is Giving Prisoners A Better Chance At Clemency
“New York state is partnering with a coalition of national legal organizations in a move to expand pro bono resources for state prisoners seeking pardons or commutations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Monday. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Foundation for Criminal Justice, Families Against Mandatory Minimums and other organizations will help expand the efforts of a clemency initiative begun by Cuomo in 2015. Under that program, private lawyers have been providing free legal assistance to those in prison and those with criminal records to ensure that they make their best case for clemency to the governor….Along with the criminal defense association, the New York City Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Legal Aid Society and Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York have also been part of Cuomo’s clemency initiative.”
