Communities Not Cages Second Look Symposium
March 27 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Communities Not Cages Second Look Symposium
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Please join us, Union Theological Seminary, Center for Community Alternatives, and Pillars of Promise on March 27 from 6-8pm at Union Theological Seminary for an in depth discussion about pending Second Look Act legislation. The discussion will feature a report by researchers at the Center for Justice at Columbia University along with the insight of key legislators, partners and system impacted individuals. Over the past 50 years, New York’s laws have resulted in increasingly harsh sentences — with no opportunity for sentencing judges to review and reconsider individual cases. Second look legislation will allow incarcerated people to petition a judge for a sentence reduction based on evidence of rehabilitation and the interests of justice. It would grant New Yorkers the opportunity to return to their families and rebuild their lives and their communities.
RSVP to join us to learn about this legislation, ask questions, and get involved.