Have You Been Charged With A Serious Crime?
There is some good news this holiday season as the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, announced that he will pardon thousands of adults who were convicted as young offenders in New York. The opportunity will be available for people who were convicted of non-violent,...
Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo signed the "Enough is Enough" law, aimed at addressing the perceived sexual assault problem at colleges in New York State. The main purpose of the law is to ensure the implementation of uniform responses to reports of sexual assault,...
Sentencing for federal drug crimes has been criticized as being unduly harsh, especially for low level drug offenders. Federal sentencing guidelines have sometimes resulted in seemingly unjust high prison terms for low level non-violent offenders. Changes to the...