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Scott D. Levy
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Chief Policy Counsel at FWD.us. Posts are my own.
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Scott D. Levy @sdlevy.bsky.social · Aug 28
Read this excellent piece by my colleague @andreaflores.bsky.social
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Andrea R. Flores @andreaflores.bsky.social · Aug 28
🧵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...
Opinion | It Was Never Just About Crime
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Scott D. Levy @sdlevy.bsky.social · Jun 5
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.
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FWD.us @fwd.us · Jun 3
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...
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Scott D. Levy @sdlevy.bsky.social · Apr 11
New York has an opportunity to pass the Second Look Act this session. It has the power to transform lives. Please watch!
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FWD.us @fwd.us · Apr 11
“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
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Scott D. Levy @sdlevy.bsky.social · Apr 4
New York has the opportunity to pass meaningful sentencing reform this session. Let’s go!
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FWD.us @fwd.us · Apr 4
"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.
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