Scott D. Levy
@sdlevy.bsky.social
Law, policy, and the occasional bespoke playlist.
Hear, hear!
“He is an extraordinary human being with a history of commitment to community service and knows the area of criminal justice very well, which will serve him well in the state legislature,” [Fmr. Assemblymember Danny] O’Donnell told the Rag.
www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/20/e...
“He is an extraordinary human being with a history of commitment to community service and knows the area of criminal justice very well, which will serve him well in the state legislature,” [Fmr. Assemblymember Danny] O’Donnell told the Rag.
www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/20/e...
Eli Northrup Announces Candidacy For UWS, Morningside Heights State Assembly Seat
Eli Northrup. Photo courtesy of Eli Northrup's campaign. By Gus Saltonstall Eli Northrup, a public defender and policy advocate, announced
www.westsiderag.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hear, hear!
“He is an extraordinary human being with a history of commitment to community service and knows the area of criminal justice very well, which will serve him well in the state legislature,” [Fmr. Assemblymember Danny] O’Donnell told the Rag.
www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/20/e...
“He is an extraordinary human being with a history of commitment to community service and knows the area of criminal justice very well, which will serve him well in the state legislature,” [Fmr. Assemblymember Danny] O’Donnell told the Rag.
www.westsiderag.com/2025/10/20/e...
Read this excellent piece by my colleague @andreaflores.bsky.social
🧵Trump’s deployment of federal agents and the National Guard to D.C. was never about crime. It’s a political stunt and a serious abuse of power. I explain the danger this poses in the @nytimes
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...
Opinion | It Was Never Just About Crime
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Read this excellent piece by my colleague @andreaflores.bsky.social
So grateful for my colleagues at FWD.us and the incredible work that went into this report. As New York responds to the crisis in our own prisons, it is critical that we remember the true costs of incarceration to families and communities across the country.
Read @npr.org story highlighting @fwd.us new research on the cost of incarceration on families with incarcerated loved ones www.npr.org/2025/06/03/n...
June 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So grateful for my colleagues at FWD.us and the incredible work that went into this report. As New York responds to the crisis in our own prisons, it is critical that we remember the true costs of incarceration to families and communities across the country.
New York has an opportunity to pass the Second Look Act this session. It has the power to transform lives. Please watch!
“Hope manifests itself as light in the midst of darkness. For me, hope manifested itself in the form of education.” Christopher Martinez has spent 23 years in prison. Watch his powerful testimony about why NY needs the Second Look Act. See more here: youtu.be/d3AmOurZtsY
April 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
New York has an opportunity to pass the Second Look Act this session. It has the power to transform lives. Please watch!
New York has the opportunity to pass meaningful sentencing reform this session. Let’s go!
"Those of us in law enforcement know: We cannot simply punish our way to safety,” says Martin Horn on the need for sentencing reform in New York. Read more about why law enforcement supports the Earned Time Act, Second Look Act and the Marvin Mayfield Act: www.timesunion.com/opinion/arti...
Commentary: Excessive prison sentences don't make communities safer
A veteran of law enforcement urges support for the Second Look Act, the Earned Time Act and the Marvin Mayfield Act.
www.timesunion.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
New York has the opportunity to pass meaningful sentencing reform this session. Let’s go!