Governor Andrew Cuomo has pardoned 29 people convicted of various crimes on the territory of the state of new York in different years.
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As stated on the website of the Governor in an official statement on Amnesty, she referred to «rehabilitate itself individuals who have demonstrated remorse and a commitment to their community. Each pardoned for good, they make efforts to meet the expectations of society and family, as well as long been respectable way of life».
22 immigrant received forgiveness for the sins of his youth
The first list included 22 names of migrants. A pardon will allow them to a lesser extent to fear of deportation: the criminal record even in the distant past has been made in various States, the grounds for expulsion from the country in recent months. One such case occurred in new Jersey, where expelled from the country the father of four children and a husband to a soldier of the United States for the indulgence of pot in his youth.
The Governor lists the names of the pardoned and their brief history. Most were for possession or distribution of drugs. Basically we are talking about the events of the last century, from deep in my youth, prisoners. For example, the 52-year-old Gil Gillen involved in the drug trade in the Bronx in 1987, and since then have not committed crimes. But among the pardoned and the more recent history: 33-year-old Cerrone Kay-Marie parks was detained with drugs on hand in 2013.
Also among the amnestied persons convicted of various violations, like trademark counterfeiting, car theft and vandalism, as well as 64-year-old Dimas Acosta Ramirez, was convicted of robbery in 1976.
These pardons continue a consistent policy of Governor Cuomo to protect the immigrant community expressed including in the first in the country the law providing legal protection and enforcement measure prohibiting the state authorities and law enforcement agencies to give information about your immigration status and restrict access to ICE law-enforcement authorities.
«These actions will help to unite immigrant families and to make an important step towards a more just and compassionate new York city», — reads the statement of the Governor.
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Pardon of persons convicted of serious crimes
Criticism of some mass media called the Governor’s decision to commute his sentence for multiple persons convicted of more serious crimes. They can return home to their families, and hopes the Governor’s office, to a normal life.
This 52-year-old Andre Jenkins, who was convicted for robbery in 2005, a 42-year-old Brian Masterson who has been convicted of 6 robberies in 2006, 38-year-old Michael Crawford was convicted of murder and robbery, as well as a 49-year-old Roy Bolus and Alphonse Riley-James, where murder, robbery, theft and drug trafficking.
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The unfortunate fate of 42-year-old Dennis Woodbine, convicted for the murder in 1998. Then this 17-year-old boy in Brooklyn chased the guys whatevski from his hands the jewels. In the chase he pulled out a gun and fired, killing a passerby.
All 7 people from this list during his stay in prison is proven with the best hand and actively participated in various programs for the prevention of crime and received diplomas of various universities.
The Secretary of state of the state of new York Rossana Rosado commented on Amnesty of persons convicted of serious crimes, positively: «the Purpose of the criminal justice system is to correct errors, not to assign a life sentence. The governors are the powers of pardon, because the tender mercy inherent in the American ideal of a strong society. This concept allows us to build a stronger and more hopeful future for all. I am proud that Governor Cuomo makes new York the place where we have a chance to earn a pardon.»
