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A year of progress on police reform
"Justice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York." So began our June 18-24 editorial last year. more
Laura Curran said the State of the County is strong at Elmont Memorial High School on March 24.
Curran: Nassau County to build back stronger
Nassau County has faced unprecedented issues over the past year, with the loss of more than 3,000 residents to the novel coronavirus and renewed calls for police reform. But through it all, County … more
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Police Commissioner James Vafeades explained at a virtual village board meeting on March 1 the key points of the Rockville Centre Police Department’s reform plan, which is required by the state to be adopted by April 1.
Rockville Centre police reform plan to be adopted by April
Village trustees hosted a virtual public hearing March 1 on the Rockville Centre Police Department’s proposed reform plans, created in accordance with the New York State Police Reform and … more
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New York is moving ahead with police reform
Justice for George Floyd came swiftly in New York. During two weeks of intense protests at hundreds of locales across the state . . . more
Nikhil Goyal, of Young Long Island for Justice, read a letter that more than three dozen local advocacy organizations have signed asking for “the Long Island six senators” to refuse police union donations and give prior police union funds to groups fighting for racial justice.
Racial justice advocates want Kaminsky to reinvest ‘cop money’
Protesters joined in front of State Sen. Todd Kaminsky’s office in Rockville Centre on June 18 to demand that he refuse campaign contributions from police unions. more
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On June 7, protesters kneeled in front of the Rockville Centre Police Department’s headquarters on Maple Avenue. They paused there for about eight minutes, the amount of time that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck before he died.
RVCPD, local activists react to Cuomo's order on police reforms
After weeks of nationwide protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a 10-bill package of police reforms passed earlier in the week by the State Legislature. more
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Reform higher education with three-year degrees
Amid a global pandemic, colleges nationwide have indefinitely shifted classes online. With students no longer using campus facilities and resources . . . more
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Edward Lieberman
Criminal justice reform laws impact local communities
Oscar Wilde’s frequently quoted adage “No good deed goes unpunished” can easily be applied to New York state’s recently enacted bail reform law, which ends bail for misdemeanor and low-level felony crimes considered nonviolent. The State Legislature’s intent may have been good . . . more
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The Freeport Police Department is one of many small police departments dealing with the requirements of a new criminal discovery law.
Mayors seek changes in discovery law
Village and city officials from across New York joined the New York Conference of Mayors in Albany on Monday to send a message to state lawmakers that a new criminal discovery law is costing municipalities millions of dollars in local tax dollars, and needs to be changed. They suggested a series of amendments to the law. more
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Criminal justice reform must be tweaked
While state Democratic lawmakers managed to pass crucial legislation in their first year of controlling both houses of the State Legislature, they must work to tweak a controversial criminal justice law in Year Two. more
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