Coalition forms to defend Raise the Age ahead of potential rollback
December 12, 2025
A coalition of 220+ groups formed to defend New York’s Raise the Age law, protecting 16- and 17-year-olds from adult prosecution.
A coalition of 220+ groups formed to defend New York’s Raise the Age law, protecting 16- and 17-year-olds from adult prosecution.
STATE LAWMAKERS are weighing changes to how New York funds its 2017 “Raise the Age” law, but say they do not plan to roll back the policy
Court Attorney Kemar Hermitt gave a continuing legal education presentation on June 26, 2024, at the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term courthouse. The seminar,
Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon was sworn in as the new president of the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (DAASNY)
Imagine having the top legislator in New York State in the realm of criminal justice reform right here in Greenpoint. You do not have to
The old saying “all politics is local” has special relevance for Assemblymember Joe Lentol because, as one longtime supporter notes, “No one knows the streets,
This story was originally published on Oct. 10 by THE CITY. A legislative fix intended to spare 16- and 17-year-olds charged with a felony from
Seventeen-year-olds will no longer be automatically treated as adults in criminal courts in New York State, after the final phase of the 2017 “Raise the Age” law went into effect
This story was originally published on Sept. 23 by THE CITY. Beginning next week, 17-year-olds will be taken out of the adult criminal justice system — marking the final phase of
New York State’s 2018 law designed to move most 16-year-old felony law-breakers out of criminal court has been rolled out more successfully in Brooklyn than any other borough in the