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Eli Northrup

8 days

I’m Eli Northrup and I’m running for Assembly in the Upper West Side and Morningside Heights. As a public defender and policy advocate, I’ve spent my career fighting for people. Now, I’m ready to bring that fight to Albany. Vote on June 25. #RelyOnEli

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Eli Northrup

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3 years

Under @NYGovCuomo marijuana “legalization” proposal, released Tuesday, selling ANY amount to a person under 21 is a class D felony which carries the potential of 2.5 yrs in prison. This same behavior is currently a misdemeanor. Legalization cannot mean increased criminalization.

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Man appearing in “virtual court” from Rikers AMKC today. He’s in a decrepit room with multiple other people - no privacy whatsoever. “It’s not safe in here…Just because I’m incarcerated doesn’t mean I don’t have human rights.” Judge mutes his microphone and adjourns the case.

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Am hearing that @NYGovCuomo is insisting that police continue to be able to use the odor of marijuana as a justification to stop/search people, even after the substance is legal. This is unacceptable. It will only be used as a tool to harass NYers of color. We must push back.

Zack Fink

@ZackFinkNews

3 years

1/2) Sources say a final version of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in New York should post in the next day or so, clearing the way for a vote in both houses by next week. Three-way negotiations continue between @NYGovCuomo , @NYSA_Majority and @NYSenDems , but the...

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This article fails to address a major factor behind the attrition: the growing public awareness of this country’s broken and racist criminal legal system, and the prosecutor’s role in it. Perception of the job has changed rapidly since the summer of 2020.

Why Hundreds of New York City Prosecutors Are Leaving Their Jobs (Published 2022)

New burdens, low pay and pandemic malaise prompted the resignations of a fifth of the legal work force in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn.

www.nytimes.com

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3 years

Currently in virtual court, person incarcerated at Rikers was supposed to be produced for court date. Instead, DOC officer appeared on video and said he will not be available because “other inmates won’t allow him to be brought.” What?

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2 years

Squid Game but it’s Rikers Island and it’s actually happening right now and no one seems to care

George Joseph

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2 years

On Rikers Island, incarcerated people are being forced to fight each other for the entertainment of the detainees who actually run the jails’ housing units. It’s on video. COs watch and do nothing, but ask them to be less obvious about it👇🏾

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Eli Northrup

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The world is watching Columbia University and the administration’s shameful decision to call the NYPD on its own student body. Suppressing free speech and student protest will not address antisemitism or make us safer.

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3 years

We know from decades of discriminatory policing that any such law will be disproportionately enforced against NYers of color. #MarijuanaJustice means removing criminal penalties and repairing past harms. We must pass the people’s bill: the MRTA. @startsmartNY @DPA_NY

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2 years

This all happened in one hour in one virtual courtroom. It’s happening all day all over New York City.

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Eli Northrup

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3 years

Here is the provision of the final bill addressing the use of odor in police investigations. Odor alone can no longer be used as a basis for stop/search. Only exception is when investigating DWI and then, scope of search is limited. A real win for marijuana justice in NY.

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4 years

Every judge should be required to watch body worn camera of a search warrant they signed being executed so they can see the way police needlessly tear apart people’s homes and damage their property. This is what the judge has authorized with their signature.

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3 years

It’s been over a month since marijuana was legalized in NY, yet @BronxDAClark has taken no action. Her office is still actively prosecuting marijuana cases, and has failed to vacate the hundreds of warrants that are outstanding (each one can lead to arrest and detention).

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2 years

Another case where person charged is incarcerated at Rikers. Not produced for court because “we couldn’t find him a booth.”

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Another person’s case is called. Supposed to be virtually produced to court today. DOC says he was “moved to another facility” and “is under quarantine.” Not present for his court date.

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Eli Northrup

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4 years

The NYPD has been systematically depriving protestors who have been arrested of their legal rights and property, holding them for over 24 hours in crowded cells, and refusing to give information about their whereabouts.

Gideon Orion Oliver

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Here's the full letter:

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1 year

Lost in the budget shuffle is an effort by @GovKathyHochul to increase penalties for cannabis possession. The intent is to shut down illegal shops, but the proposed bill would allow for a fine of up to $150K for ANYONE possessing ANY AMOUNT of untaxed cannabis.

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2 years

There are video cameras all over Rikers Island, yet DOC manages to hide what’s going on inside. Thanks to @nyc_defenders litigation, a judge actually got to view the surveillance. What she saw was horrifying. Read this opinion.

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1 year

Since discovery reform was enacted in 2019, NYC DAs have done everything they can to avoid complying with it. Instead of standing behind the law—which ensures people accused of crimes can see the evidence against them—the legislature is now prepared to roll it back. A true shame.

The New York Times

@nytimes

1 year

As attrition rates among prosecutors in New York rise, and the number of dismissed cases soar, a law that helped defense lawyers is likely to be changed.

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Eli Northrup

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2 years

The discovery laws are a scapegoat for a larger systemic issue. To address that, prosecutors should SUPPORT reforms that ensure that a person accused of a crime gets all of the evidence against them. Instead they are fighting tooth and nail to roll them back.

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Rikers Island is the biggest threat to public safety in New York City. Anyone who spends time there returns to us in a less stable position than when they went in. And we pay over $1500 per day per person to maintain this. What an enormous waste.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

@AOC

1 year

People w/ mental health conditions make up 53% of the population at Rikers. On average, they are held 61% longer. We pay $556,000 per person annually to keep them in jail. 90% on Rikers are held without conviction. By contrast, it costs ~$42k to put them in supportive housing.

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Eli Northrup

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5 months

Excited to announce my run for NY State Assembly District 69. As a public defender I’ve spent my career standing up and fighting alongside people impacted by our criminal legal system. Now I'm eager to take the same energy, enthusiasm and grit to Albany on behalf of my community.

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2 years

In night court now. 57-year-old man sent to Rikers on $2,000 bail for possession of a small amount of heroin. The COVID rate there is nearly 20%. The City will pay over $6,000 for him to be incarcerated over MLK weekend. And DOC probably won’t bring him to court on Tuesday.

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Everyone deserves to feel safe in our subways, but militarizing our MTA will do far more harm than good. As a public defender I have seen firsthand that safety is achieved through providing stability. Carceral responses have proven time and time again not to serve us.

Rebecca C. Lewis

@_rebeccaclewis

2 months

New: Gov. Hochul announces that she is deploying 750 National Guard members into the NYC subways to conduct bag checks, in addition to another 250 law enforcement members. She is also proposing a bill to ban people convicted of a violent crime on the subway from public transit

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2 years

This draft proposal from the “Senate” (which apparently most Senators have not seen themselves) does not contain “tweaks” but large-scale overhauls of both the bail and discovery laws. It must be rejected…

New York Focus

@nysfocus

2 years

BREAKING: New York Focus obtained a copy of the Senate’s proposed tweaks to NY’s bail reform law. Read it here:

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Rikers Island is by far the biggest threat to public safety in NYC. Every person that spends time inside comes back to us less stable than when they entered. We send people charged with crimes to the most dangerous and traumatic place in the entire city and expect change.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Today in court @BronxDAClark dismissed 6,089 open marijuana cases, summons, and bench warrants. A necessary step forward for the people of the Bronx who have been disproportionately targeted for enforcement of these laws over decades.

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Eli Northrup

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3 months

I am deeply troubled by the attacks on student protesters at Columbia University last week. We must protect students’ right to protest peacefully on campus, and Columbia must provide meaningful support to those who were hurt in this incident. (1/2)

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 years

Every person in attendance at tonight’s @NYPDnews Bronx “Police Reform & Reinvention Listening Session”—intended to be a forum for the community to give feedback to the NYPD—has some affiliation or relationship with the police. It’s not a listening session, it’s an echo chamber.

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ADAs are leaving because they have been forced to reckon with this more directly, and for many it’s not worth it. The same thing happened with police officers.

Departures of Police Officers Accelerated During a Year of Protests (Published 2021)

Retirements nationwide were up by 45 percent and resignations by 18 percent in the 12-month period ending in April.

www.nytimes.com

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Eli Northrup

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Guess what - putting people in jail should be a hard job. Public defenders have been overworked and underpaid from the jump. If providing someone accused of a crime with the evidence in the case feels too overwhelming, please move on.

Overwhelmed prosecutors quitting ‘in tears’ amid staffing crisis, NYC district attorneys say

Underpaid prosecutors overwhelmed by a mammoth backlog of cases are quitting in droves when their work is needed more than ever, the city’s district attorneys told the City Council on Friday.…

www.nydailynews.com

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Eli Northrup

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3 years

Only where there is evidence that someone is driving under the influence of marijuana would odor be relevant. And even then, only the odor of burnt marijuana. Searches must be narrowly tailored to uncovering evidence of that offense. Not a license to search an entire car.

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In a 2017 training, @BronxDAClark likened criminal cases to a game of poker, and instructed prosecutors that they could go to trial without providing evidence to the person accused. Now she’s behind an 11th hour attempt to rollback NY’s discovery laws.

Bronx DA Darcel Clark pushing change to 2019 discovery reform, despite uncomfortable history with...

Bronx DA Darcel Clark is leading efforts to undo portions of a 2019 state law that requires prosecutors to quickly hand over evidence to defense lawyers, says the brother of Kalief Browder, who spe…

www.nydailynews.com

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Here’s the provision in the Governor’s revenue proposal for those interested

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3 years

This effort by the NYPD to blame marijuana legalization for an increase in crime only further demonstrates how reliant they were on using pretext to conduct illegal searches rather than doing actually police work. What about the thousands of NYers searched who didn’t have guns?

New York Post

@nypost

3 years

Up in smoke: New weed law leads to drop in gun busts, NYPD sources say

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3 years

Ask any public defender and they will tell you—what happened to Ms. Crawford happens every day in NYC’s criminal courts. Stay-away orders have unintended, but devastating consequences. I hope that her bravery in sharing this story will lead to real change.

Barred From Her Own Home: How a Tool for Fighting Domestic Abuse Fails (Published 2021)

Shamika Crawford was left homeless and separated from her children by an order of protection that was later dismissed. Lawyers say cases like hers are common.

www.nytimes.com

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2 years

Rikers Island now costs NY taxpayers $1,525 per person, per day. What an utter waste.

Comptroller Stringer: Cost of Incarceration per Person in New York City Skyrockets to All-Time High

(New York, NY) — The cost of incarceration per person in New York City rose to an all-time high in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, according to a new analysis of the Department of Correction (DOC) released...

comptroller.nyc.gov

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2 years

Update: He was not brought to court

Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

2 years

In night court now. 57-year-old man sent to Rikers on $2,000 bail for possession of a small amount of heroin. The COVID rate there is nearly 20%. The City will pay over $6,000 for him to be incarcerated over MLK weekend. And DOC probably won’t bring him to court on Tuesday.

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2 years

“One of the most common arguments made by opponents of bail reform is that reforms will lead to an increase in crime… It is notable that none of the studies we analyzed for this report found that bail reforms lead to a meaningful increase in crime.”

The Current State of Bail Reform in the United States: Results of a Landscape Analysis of Bail...

This report discusses cash bail reforms that have occurred in the United States and provides key considerations for people interested in implementing bail reforms in their jurisdiction. Based on a...

www.hks.harvard.edu

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Eli Northrup

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4 years

Received confirmation from @NYCMayorsOffice that legal and medical support for arrested protestors are “essential” and exempt from the curfew. Thank you @AMDanQuart and @SenatorBiaggi for getting to the bottom of this.

Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 years

A question for @NYCMayor @NYGovCuomo : are on the ground legal, jail, and medical support workers for protestors who have been arrested considered “essential” and exempt from the curfew?

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1 year

BREAKING: New York City DAs no longer asking for discovery law changes as part of the budget process. Given this change of heart, what possible reason is there for lawmakers to support these changes? @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins Please hold the line.

Zach Williams

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1 year

INBOX: NYC DAs say state budget deal on changing discovery reform "will not have a meaningful public safety impact"

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4 years

Remember two months ago when NY lawmakers voted to make thousands more people eligible for pretrial jailing? It’s time to roll back the rollbacks to the bail law.

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4 years

As public defenders we are witnesses to the lies told by cops to justify their racist policing and prosecutions. Police plant evidence, falsify documents, lie about why they arrest or use force and lie while testifying under oath. Below is a thread with my contribution.

Black Public Defender Association (BPDA)

@BPDA_justice

4 years

Today, we're shining a light on the lies police use and how they detrimentally impact our clients with little to no accountability. Police are assumed to always tell the truth but lying with impunity is ingrained in American police culture. #CopsLie #BLMtoPublicDefenders

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As a public defender, I have spent my career fighting alongside people impacted by our criminal legal system. As a policy advocate, I work to make our state a more just and compassionate place. Excited to be running for New York State Assembly.

Public defender Eli Northrup announces Assembly run

Northrup jumped into the open primary for Assembly District 69 after incumbent Assembly Member Danny O’Donnell said he wouldn’t seek reelection.

www.cityandstateny.com

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1 year

It’s unfortunate that the Gov’s bail proposal continues to be characterized as “mak[ing] it easier for judges to set bail for violent felonies” when in reality judges already have discretion to set bail in every single one of these cases under the current law.

Rebecca C. Lewis

@_rebeccaclewis

1 year

NEW: Sources tell me that three-way budget talks halted temporarily on Saturday over bail. Staff for Hochul wouldn't discuss other parts of the budget and staff for Heastie walked away for a short time over the insistence to focus only on bail rollbacks

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2 years

Aggressively confronting a 16 year-old on the street does not “foster peace.” Illegal frisks do not “foster peace.” Lying to the national news media does not “foster peace.” The violence in this case was entirely created by the NYPD, and their lack of accountability is shameful.

Noah Goldberg

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2 years

Another update in the C Blu story. NYPD finally responded. Like Mayor Adams, they avoided addressing the credibility issues of Officer Taulant Gjonbalaj.

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James—who has an enlarged heart and several other medical conditions—spent nearly 3 months incarcerated at Rikers Island last year on misdemeanor charges. He caught COVID there. He was assaulted. He slept on a floor covered in feces. He witnessed suicide.

New York Focus

@nysfocus

2 years

James was homeless. That was the reason he was still stuck in pretrial detention on Rikers Island. The prosecutor and the judge were willing to release him—but only if he had stable housing.

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4 years

The last thing we need right now is a prosecutor in the White House. Thanks for making the defense case Anisha Gupta.

Prosecuting Kamala Harris: Why she’s the wrong choice for VP

Dear Joe, Not Kamala. Not now. I grew up and attended law school in Kamala Harris-era California. She is a black woman (unlike me), but she is also a daughter of immigrants (like me), a woman of co…

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3 years

As noted in this article, an internal memo circulated to judges urges them to essentially disregard the Crawford decision. It's a stunning document, in which a court system employee instructs judges that an "evidentiary hearing" does not require the presentation of evidence.

New York Focus

@nysfocus

3 years

In late June, a New York court issued a landmark ruling aimed at helping defendants avoid homelessness. An internal memo obtained by New York Focus shows a top lawyer for the New York court system urging judges to do the bare minimum to comply with it.

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It also creates a new criminal offense for willfully violating the tax law by possessing untaxed cannabis. Misdemeanor for 1st offense, felony thereafter. While intent may be to discourage illegal shops, experience shows that that criminal enforcement will be racially biased.

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The 1st Dept. handed down a ruling this morning in Ms. Crawford's case, mandating that Criminal Courts hold a prompt evidentiary hearing when a stay-away order deprives a defendant of a substantial personal or property interest. This is an enormous win!

Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Ask any public defender and they will tell you—what happened to Ms. Crawford happens every day in NYC’s criminal courts. Stay-away orders have unintended, but devastating consequences. I hope that her bravery in sharing this story will lead to real change.

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1 year

Have questions about bail reform? Stop by the LOB in the state Capitol. We’ll be here all week.

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1 year

In an effort to address backlogs which are “denying justice to far too many,” the Gov budget allocates $100 mil to prosecutors…and $7.5 mil to defense. This inequity in funding will ensure that justice continues to be denied to those accused of crimes.

Commentary: Hochul’s justice system budget skimps on defense

Without more funding for public defenders, justice will remain out of reach for too many...

www.timesunion.com

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1 year

The bail reform laws are once again under attack. Help @TheRealLatriceW fight back. It takes 2 minutes to contact your state legislator and tell them to protect the laws and invest in real community safety:

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3 years

Any DA asking for bail in New York City right now is asking for a potential death sentence.

George Joseph

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3 years

BREAKING: Department of Correction confirms 24-year old Rikers Island detainee Esias Johnson died today. His is the 9th fatality DOC admits to in NYC jails this year alone. Story here:

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As a Jewish New Yorker, I have been a consistent advocate for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the return of all hostages, and humanitarian aid for the region. I’ll continue to speak out for a lasting peace.

Peter Sterne

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Reps. Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman – two strong supporters of Israel – are now calling for a temporary ceasefire on Gaza. Emphasis on "temporary." They want a brief pause to get the hostages out & humanitarian aid in.

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On this Earth Day I’m thinking of my father, Brad Northrup, who passed away two years ago. Environmental protection was his life’s work—he spent nearly 40 years at @nature_org . He cared deeply about our conservation, building community, and helping others. He was my role model.

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4 years

Thank you. Now let’s dismiss the Desk Appearance Tickets.

Bronx DA Darcel D. Clark

@BronxDAClark

4 years

Bronx DA Clark announces move to dismiss over 300 summonses for violating curfew in June 4 protest decrying the killing of George Floyd. Read more:

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“Overwhelming research has shown incarceration is the least effective and most expensive way to advance public safety.” Sentencing reform is public safety. @Communities_NY

Commentary: Want a stronger workforce? Support sentencing reforms.

Giving inmates credit for job training programs and removing barriers to their employment...

www.timesunion.com

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3 years

. @CityAndStateNY got this one dead right. So much gratitude @Kassandra_Fred @startsmartNY @DPA_NY for her leadership and vision 🙏.

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Prosecutors across NY state (and in 46 other states) have figured out how to successfully implement the discovery laws. But because 3 politically-connected DAs in NYC have refused to share evidence, the legislature is prepared to roll back the law for everyone. 🤔

Josh Solomon

@therealjsolo

1 year

Some data not in the story — dismissal rates have remained relatively flat outside of NYC, but in the city, the relative share of cases ending in dismissals have substantially jumped. • Misdemeanor dismissals, 49% to 74% • Felony dismissals, 27% to 44%

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I’m Eli Northrup and I’m running for State Assembly in the 69th District

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@EliNorthrup

3 years

The sole purpose of bail in NY is ensuring a person’s return to court. Right now being sent to Rikers makes it MORE LIKELY that you will miss your court date.

Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Currently in virtual court, person incarcerated at Rikers was supposed to be produced for court date. Instead, DOC officer appeared on video and said he will not be available because “other inmates won’t allow him to be brought.” What?

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...and this on police discipline: “There’s been no transparency, and that’s because of state law...when we tried to release information we were usually prevented by the courts.” 🧐Police unions are literally suing in the courts to prevent the release of these very records.

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Every tenant facing eviction deserves a lawyer protecting their rights in housing court. And the lawyers doing that essential work deserve fair pay, decent benefits, and manageable caseloads. We must invest in legal services work. I stand with @MFJUnion .

Emma Whitford

@emma_a_whitford

15 days

A check-in on the @MFJUnion strike from @DavidFBrand : “This is not work you do for the money, you do it because you care, but you do want to be able to do this work and be able to function and live in New York City.”

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Not satisfied with merely changing the bail laws to jail more New Yorkers awaiting trial, the Governor is now attempting to use the budget process to roll back the discovery laws, making it harder for those same New Yorkers to see the evidence in their case.

The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

**STATEMENT: State lawmakers must halt @GovKathyHochul 's 11th Hour attempt to rollback discovery reform. Our full statement here:

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The proposal is accessible here. Unregulated shops are a legitimate concern & threat to social equity market @nys_cannabis is faithfully trying to create, but criminal penalties and extreme fines for possession will do real harm to overpoliced communities

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I am deeply grateful to be endorsed by @NYWFP . Excited to keep fighting alongside them for a New York for the many, not the few 💪

NY Working Families Party

@NYWFP

2 months

We’re proud to endorse @EliNorthrup for New York State Assembly. Eli has dedicated his career to public service and protecting people's civil rights. We know he will be a strong champion for working people in the Assembly.

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Passover is a liberation holiday. I’m honored to spend this fourth night of Passover with fellow NYC Jews and allies who are organizing to demand an end to the Mayor’s cruel shelter evictions, and to demand our city invest in social housing. Thank you for organizing @JFREJNYC 🙏

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4 years

Leadership for @NYCMayor is painting BLM on a street while making hundreds of vulnerable NYers gather in court in the midst of a public health crisis to face criminal charges for exercising their 1st Amendment rights

Gothamist

@Gothamist

4 years

Mayor De Blasio Says 1,300 New Yorkers Arrested For Violating His Curfew Should Still Face Charges

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@EliNorthrup

2 years

Celebrating 30 years of @NeighborhoodDef with @iamcardib and some real ones tonight @AFontier @SamMcCann 🙏

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Congratulations to my former client Linda Dominguez who was arrested and charged by @BronxDAClark with “false personation” for providing both her legal name and her birth name when approached by police. A small window into how law enforcement treats transgender New Yorkers.

New York Daily News

@NYDailyNews

3 years

The NYPD will pay $30K to a transgender woman who was ridiculed and placed in pink handcuffs by officers as she walked home from a Bronx bus station.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

NY! Effective immediately, if you are over 21 you can legally: -Possess up to 3oz cannabis inside or outside of the home -Smoke where you could otherwise smoke a cigarette -Odor is not a basis for a stop/search by law enforcement. -Possession under 21 is a ticket (noncriminal)

Zack Fink

@ZackFinkNews

3 years

NEW: @NYGovCuomo ⁩ signs legislation legalizing marijuana in New York State. The bill was passed by both houses of the legislature last night. New York becomes the 16th state to legalize it.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

1 month

A Republican-backed dark money group has jumped into the race to support my opponent. This is not the answer that Upper West Siders need or deserve.

Pro-Israel donors prep for the primaries

www.politico.com

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

6 months

Congrats to @dr_yusefsalaam Harlem’s newest city council member and a true inspiration

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

The Nassau County DA has already taken these simple steps. The people of the Bronx deserve better.

Nassau DA drops more than 1100 warrants after NY laws change

Warrants in more than 1,100 Nassau County cases have been dropped. The prosecutor’s office moved to dismiss them in the wake of the legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state as well as...

apnews.com

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

2 years

The draft would allow prosecutors to proceed with a case even if police haven’t handed over evidence, completely invalidating Kaleif’s Law. The result is that an accused person does not see the evidence against them. With no penalty, police no have incentive to comply.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

@wolfshenanigan1 This happened this morning. The case was adjourned without the incarcerated person appearing.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

2 years

This language has not been debated or conferenced with members. It’s being proposed just hours before the budget is due. It is caving to fearmongering rather than following the facts. It is bad policy and bad process. It must be rejected.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Today in court, @BronxDAClark office asking for guilty pleas and fines on marijuana charges. It’s been more than 6 weeks since legalization was passed, and still no public statement, explanation, or policy announced.

Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

It’s been over a month since marijuana was legalized in NY, yet @BronxDAClark has taken no action. Her office is still actively prosecuting marijuana cases, and has failed to vacate the hundreds of warrants that are outstanding (each one can lead to arrest and detention).

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

11 months

Let it rip

Peter Sterne

@petersterne

11 months

NY state law no longer says judges must use the "least restrictive" means when setting bail. But as @TheRealLatriceW explains, they don't have carte blanche since they're still bound by the 8th Amendment's prohibition on excessive bail.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Shamika Crawford fought for the right to a hearing even after her own case was dismissed, to ensure others in her position would not have to endure similar devastation at the hands of the criminal legal system. She won, and the hearing will bear her name.

A Judge’s Order Left Her Homeless. A New Ruling Will Help Others Like Her. (Published 2021)

Pretrial stay-away orders meant to shield people from abusive partners have long been misused. Thursday’s ruling is already helping people return home.

www.nytimes.com

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

23 days

As the only progressive and @NYWFP and @sunrisemvmtnyc -endorsed candidate in the #AD69 race, I will fight in Albany for: ☑️ Medicare for All/NY Health Act ☑️ Green New Deal ☑️ Universal childcare ☑️ Community safety ☑️ #GoodCause ☑️ Free SUNY & CUNY tuition

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1 year

We lost the heart of our movement today. A man who turned the injustice he faced into a powerful force for change. He looked out for those who were going through it, knew how to have tough conversations, and held us together with his constant positivity. Rest in power Marvin. 🙏

Center for Community Alternatives

@CCA_NY

1 year

It is with profound sadness that we share that our beloved Director of Organizing, Marvin Mayfield, has passed away. Marvin was a brilliant and buoyant warrior for freedom and justice. His love for the people and his family guided all he did. He taught us how to fight - and love.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

2 years

It also vastly expands the definition of “harm to an identifiable person or property” in the bail law to include behavior such as petty theft. This will lead to many more people being held in jail for minor offenses—the exact problem that the bail reform of 2019 sought to address

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 years

Bail reform is WORKING in NY. No Rollbacks.

The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

. @EliNorthrup , BxD’s Criminal Defense Policy Counsel, sharing the story of his client who had his life turn around thanks to bail reform. There are hundreds of success stories in court that don’t make it into the media.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

2 months

Proud to be endorsed by @sunrisemvmtnyc . My dad’s life’s work was environmental conservation. I’ll be a champion for the climate movement, and I’ll oppose any attempts to weaken NY’s climate commitments.

Sunrise Movement NYC 🌅

@sunrisemvmtnyc

2 months

Our criminal justice system is beyond broken — and some are fighting hard to undo the progress we've made. We need public defender and climate champion @EliNorthrup in the Assembly! Sunrise NYC is proud to endorse Eli ☀️

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 years

Finally a question from Zoom about the NYPD’s response to the June 4th protests in Mott Haven. @NYPDShea : “I’m not going to apologize”—then this:

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 months

Our Morningside Heights community is one of tolerance and acceptance of diverse viewpoints, and we must work to ensure that all residents feel safe, recognized, and supported. (2/2)

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

1 year

Extremely helpful explainer on the discovery rollbacks that @GovKathyHochul is attempting to slip into the NYS budget at the behest of prosecutors. What is being characterized as a “small tweak” is in fact a wholesale reversal of the law—placing the burden on the accused

Justice Not Fear

@justicenotfear

1 year

THREAD: New York prosecutors are pushing for rollbacks to the state's discovery reform laws. The 2019 laws brought NY in line with the rest of the country on discovery. Now, NY DAs want to undo the practical effect of the reforms.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 years

We cannot allow our prisons and jails to become death camps as COVID-19 continues to ravage our state. As family members, advocates, and directly impacted people, we DEMAND @NYGovCuomo take action and #LetThemGo ! #ClemencyNOW !

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Lol. @NYPDShea upset that police have to “shift” from pretending to smell weed to doing actual police work.

New York Daily News

@NYDailyNews

3 years

N.Y.’s move to legalize marijuana will create a “significant shift” in policing and everyday quality of life, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said as he voiced concerns over people being allowed to smoke marijuana in public.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 years

None of the protestors who have been arrested and had their property vouchered can retrieve that property because the property window at 1 Police Plaza is closed because of the protests 🤔. This includes house keys, phones, prescriptions.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

1 year

"You're not going to incarcerate people into crime dropping," Assembly Speaker⁦ @CarlHeastie ⁩ said. "If people want to continue that narrative, it works politically, God bless them. But it's not going to solve the problem."

Democratic state lawmakers say crime can be addressed without bail changes

Bail law changes under consideration in state budget.

spectrumlocalnews.com

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

1 year

@petersterne The speedy trial laws also don’t apply in homicide cases, so missing an evidence deadline would not lead to dismissal. See CPL 30.30(3)(a):

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

19 days

There's only one progressive on the ballot in #AD69 . I'm incredibly proud to be endorsed by @NYWFP , @sunrisemvmtnyc , @TheJewishVote , @nychange , and @inationcorp . I will fight for the New York Health Act/ #M4A , a Green New Deal, affordable housing, and #GoodCause in Albany.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

5 months

Please join me on December 12 to celebrate the launch of my campaign! All are welcome. RSVP:

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 months

Thank you @NYCCouncil for standing strong against a campaign of misinformation and ensuring that these two important bills become law. Trust is built from accountability and transparency, and New Yorkers deserve that from all government agencies, including the NYPD.

Shahana Hanif 🦾

@ShahanaFromBK

3 months

“The Council has no interest in prolonging a conversation that has been made unnecessarily toxic by the spreading of fear and misinformation, and we plan to override the mayor’s recent vetoes on Tuesday.”

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

3 years

Thank you @SenatorBiaggi for coming to observe arraignments tonight. All elected officials should make a point to witness how the laws they enact effect the daily lives of NYers. Open invitation.

Alessandra Biaggi

@Biaggi4NY

3 years

Tonight I’m in Bronx Supreme Criminal Court observing how many time the prosecution and judge requesting & setting bail. The presiding is Judge Shari R. Michaels.

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Eli Northrup

@EliNorthrup

4 months

I’m deeply grateful to everyone who gave to support our vision. NY is ready for bold, progressive change—and representatives who prioritize people over politics. That’s why I'm not taking $ from corporate PACs, charter schools, fossil fuels, or corrections associations 💪

Holly Pretsky

@hollypret

4 months

The same day @MicahLasher makes it official with a who's who of endorsements, opponent @EliNorthrup touts hefty fundraising

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