Author Archive

Joseph Lentol

is a Democratic assemblyman in Brooklyn and chairman of the Assembly Codes Committee. He has represented North Brooklyn in the New York state Legislature since 1972.

Criminal Justice
Opinion

New York needs a new criminal discovery law

New York’s discovery law allow district attorneys to withhold police reports and other key evidence until a trial begins. Prosecutors should instead be required to expeditiously turn over discoverable evidence, write state Sen. Jamaal Bailey and Assemblyman Joseph Lentol.

  • By Jamaal T. Bailey and Joseph Lentol

New York City
Opinion

Why New York should eliminate cash bail for smaller crimes

Race, wealth and geography should not determine whether someone is free or locked up.

  • By Latrice Walker and Joseph Lentol

Opinion
Opinion

New York's imbalanced discovery law

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  • By Dan Quart and Joseph Lentol
Policy

OPINION: Respite Centers Would Keep Teens Off Streets, Out of Prison

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  • By Andrew Hevesi and Joseph Lentol