Monthly Archives: December 2009
Citing signs of stabilization, economists hopeful about next year
By Kieran K. Meadows What a difference a year makes. Jobseekers may not feel better, but if you ask economists, things are not nearly as bad as they thought they might be. “Looking forward and looking backward, we’re better off … Continue reading →
The governor’s power to grant clemency
Under the New York State Constitution, the governor has the power to grant clemency to prisoners “upon such conditions and with such limitation, as he may think proper” (excluding for crimes of treason or impeachment). Most states in the U.S. … Continue reading →
Filed under Criminal Justice
Tagged as A.G. Sulzberger, City Room, Clemency, Correctional Association of New York, Elaine Bartlett, Gov. David Paterson, Gov. George Pataki, Kieran K. Meadows, Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett, Maurice Clemmons, Mike Huckabee, New York State, Robert Gangi, Rockefeller Drug Laws, The New York Times
