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This is a new chapter where young people can recover from past wrongs without forfeiting their futures.

-- Speaker Carl E. Heastie

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Appreciation for the Assembly Majority

Appreciation for the Assembly Majority

Dear Assembly Speaker Heastie,

As members of the Raise the Age NY Campaign, we write to thank you for making Raise the Age a priority in the state budget and for passing legislation that raises the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. This long-awaited reform will improve the lives of thousands of youth, increase public safety for all New Yorkers, and make New York's judicial system more fair and just for youth...

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