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Defendants are regularly condemned to years, decades, or life in prison for minor infractions because of minimum sentencing statutes. If judges had more discretion in sentencing, then sentences could be more proportional to the crime, more specific to the individual defendant, and minimize the negative impact of minimum sentencing laws without inherently needing those laws repealed.

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A plea for smarter parole: N.Y. has to stop setting people up to fail

“That is why we are supporting the Less Is More Act, recently introduced by Assembly member Walter Mosley, to increase public safety and reduce unnecessary incarceration. And it's why we earlier this year were among 45 current and former prosecutors in calling for making probation and parole less punitive and more rehabilitative, coming together with probation and parole administrators and their national organizations to declare probation and parole "a significant contributor to mass incarceration" that should be substantially downsized.“

New York Daily News

December 28, 2018

ParolePhillip ReevesDecember 28, 2018New York Daily News, New York CityComment

The cynical, misguided pushback on New York's Parole Board

“Let’s abandon this politics of fear that trades on the pain of crime victims and surrenders to the bullying of police unions. Legislators should instead live up to their own stated values and respect the rule of law, as Parole Board members do when they prioritize reconciliation over retribution, and give victims what they deserve: alternatives to mere punishment, an investment in communities most affected by crime, and meaningful opportunities for healing.“

New York Daily News

October 1, 2018

ParolePhillip ReevesOctober 3, 2018New York Daily News, New YorkComment

Settlement reached over delays in Bronx courts as case backlog reduced

"Since the Bronx Defenders sued in May 2016 over the court’s alleged violation of defendants’ constitutional right to a speedy trial, the number of misdemeanor cases pending for more than a year has dropped from 2,378 to 513. The number of misdemeanor cases pending for more than two years has dropped from 538 to 64."

New York Daily News

August 9, 2018

Pre-trial Detention, Mass IncarcerationAnthony BradleyAugust 10, 2018New York Daily News, The Bronx