The data release is courtesy of a state law passed by the Legislature this summer. The legislation, known as the Police STAT Act, requires the public reporting of demographic data on those arrested for low-level crimes.
December 23, 2020 at 02:33 PM
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Newly released data from New York’s court system is giving a glimpse into where authorities are punishing people for having small amounts of marijuana.
The data only covers cases from November, but shows that Suffolk County is widely outpacing counties statewide in penalizing people for low quantities of marijuana. The Long Island county alone accounted for about 45% of cases statewide tied to a low-level marijuana statute.
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