Reforming the criminal justice system is often a long and challenging process. But after years of strategic effort by the Correctional Association and its allies, and with new leaders in Albany - Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David Paterson, who seem prepared to adopt a progressive stance towards law enforcement issues - we have a unique opportunity to make criminal justice practice in New York substantially more fair, effective, and humane. This special report presents some of our top reform proposals for the state's new administration to consider and the benefits they will provide for people caught up in the criminal justice system and for society as a whole.