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'Joycelynn's Law': NYS legislation advocates for longer prison sentences in negligent child deaths
New York State lawmakers propose legislation to increase maximum prison sentences for cases involving negligent child deaths, inspired by the sentencing of the parents of 3-year-old Joycelynn Dylewski of Corinth. The law, named 'Joycelynn's Law,' aims to address such incidents through harsher penalties.
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