New York State Bar Association on Columbia Report Regarding Disportionate Racial Impact of N.Y. Parole System
March 12, 2020
March 12, 2020
ALBANY, New York, March 12 -- The New York State Bar Association issued the following statement by President Henry M. Greenberg regarding a report released by Columbia University's Justice Lab detailing how New York's parole system disproportionately impacts Black and Latinx peopl:
"New York State and its municipalities spent nearly $600 million last year reincarcerating people on technical parole violations such as missing curfew.
"The impact of reincarcerati . . .
"New York State and its municipalities spent nearly $600 million last year reincarcerating people on technical parole violations such as missing curfew.
"The impact of reincarcerati . . .