Statement From Color Of Change: Governor Cuomo, N.Y. Lawmakers' Vote to Gut Bail Reform Is a Death Sentence
April 04, 2020
April 04, 2020
OAKLAND, California, April 4 -- Color of Change, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following statement on April 3 by President Rashad Robinson in response to the New York legislature's budget vote, which drastically weakens New York's bail reform law:
"For thousands of legally innocent New Yorkers who will be condemned to jails, today's budget vote is a death sentence. In the midst of a global health emergency, Governor Cuomo and the majority of New Yor . . .
"For thousands of legally innocent New Yorkers who will be condemned to jails, today's budget vote is a death sentence. In the midst of a global health emergency, Governor Cuomo and the majority of New Yor . . .