YO
What is "Youthful Offender"?
What YJ&O stands for
What is: Youth Justice & Opportunities Act
The age range of young people who will be covered by YJ&O
What is 25 and younger?
Programs specifically for people struggling with alcohol or drug addiction
What are substance abuse treatment programs?
The New York State Captiol
What is Albany?
What happens to records if a young person gets YO
They are SEALED and confidential
Convictions that will get automatic YO
What are misdemeanors?
What happens to records if a young person gets YAS?
They are sealed and confidential!
What is an Alternative to Incarceration or ATI proram?
The Governor of New York
Who is Kathy Hochul?
The maximum sentence if you get YO
What is 4 years?
Convictions that are covered by YJ&O
ALL except AI and AII felonies - BUT the judge will decide whether or not to grant it.
What will happen to court fees and fines for young people under YJ&O?
The judge will be able to waive them
The two houses that must EACH pass YJ&O
What are
the New York State Assembly and
the New York State Senate?
The number of times you can get YO for a felony
What is ONE?
The number of times you can get YO for a felony if YJ&O passes
What is: Unlimited
The number of young people 18-25 currently at Rikers Island who could potentially benefit from YJ&O
What is over 1,000?
Programs focused on stopping shootings
What are CURE Violence or gun violence programs?
The lead sponsor of YJ&O in the Senate
Who is Senator Myrie?
What a Judge always has the power to offer if you get YO
What is: an alternative sentence - no jail time
What "YAS" stands for
What is: Young adult status?
The part of the law that will allow people who were convicted when they were young to be "resentenced" and granted YO or YA status
What is retroactivity?
Programs that help young people get jobs
What are workforce development programs?
The COMMITTEE that YJ&O must pass out of as a first step to getting passed
What is the CODES Committee?