Senate passes law allowing convicted felons to serve on courtroom juries
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — Of the 14 bills that passed the state Senate yesterday, the most contentious was a law that will allow felons to serve on juries after they’ve served out their sentences. "When people have made mistakes and served their time, they've been rehabilitated,” said the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Brian Benjamin, D-Manhattan, framing the legislation as a way to help reintegrate individuals