From our Campaign Associate Warren Allen: By passing the Second Look Act, the state can recognize what research has already proven — that long sentences do not make communities safer, but second chances do. Every day that passes without reform is another day we deny justice to those who have worked to earn it, and another missed opportunity for our communities to benefit from their redemption.
The question isn’t whether people can change; the evidence is clear. The question is whether New York will choose to recognize it.
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