NYS Budget: Criminal Justice Reforms

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 3, 2019

Janet Sabel, CEO and attorney-in-chief of The Legal Aid Society, and Insha Rahman, program director at Vera Institute of Justice, discuss the criminal justice reforms in the New York State budget, including changes to discovery rules, speedy trial requirements and cash bail.

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