30 Issues: Criminal Justice Reform

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 3, 2018

30 Issues in 30 Days continues: In 2018, Cuomo tried to pass a comprehensive package of criminal justice reforms, but it never got past the Republican controlled State Senate. Scott McNamara, D.A. for Oneida County and former president of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, and Roger Clark and Nick Encalada-Malinowski of Voices Of Community Activists & Leaders (VOCAL-NY) debate: Is New York ready for these reforms, and could they pass if Democrats take the Senate in November?

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