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Senate adopts resolution marking Crime Victims' Rights Week; lawmakers urge action beyond words
Summary
The Senate adopted a resolution memorializing the governor to proclaim April 2025 as Crime Victims' Rights Week and several senators urged follow-up legislative and budgetary steps to support survivors.
The New York State Senate adopted Resolution 595 asking Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim April 2025 as Crime Victims' Rights Week and used the floor to highlight survivors' needs and the limits of symbolic recognition.
Sponsor Senator Salazar opened by saying, "Crime victims and survivors do not fit a single demographic or stereotype," and described the ways victims require trauma-informed, culturally relevant services. Salazar,…
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