Public defenders say New York's new policy to reduce marijuana arrests doesn't go far enough
“By arresting people for marijuana if they have a record, by arresting people for marijuana if they happen to be on parole—those people, more often than not, are going to be people of color who only live in certain neighborhoods. Because those are the people who are targeted. Those are the people who are arrested, not because they commit more crime but because they are overpoliced.“
The Appeal
September 17, 2018