Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, in his annual State of the Judiciary address, urged for substantial reforms in New York's criminal justice system, which he claims is failing. He highlighted issues such as the state's disproportionate prison population, especially among the elderly, and the financial burden of incarceration. Wilson advocated for the Second Look Act, allowing prisoners to apply for sentence reevaluation after serving significant time. He emphasized that judges play a critical role in the lengthy sentences imposed, calling for changes in their approach to sentencing.
Overincarceration had everything to do with the courts. No prosecutor, no jury, no legislator or executive branch official imposed a prison sentence.
Maybe it hasn't really ever worked. Our criminal justice system isn't working.
The annual cost of incarcerating one person runs taxpayers well over half a million dollars, and the number of incarcerated people over age 50 has doubled since 2008.
The Second Look Act would create a formal process for New Yorkers serving a sentence of 10 years or more to ask for their sentence to be reevaluated.
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