A criminal justice advocacy organization on Wednesday is set to unveil an agenda for next year focused on the issues people formerly in prison face when re-entering their old lives.

Called the Second Chance Agenda, the plan from the group New Yorkers United for Justice will focus primarily on people trying to leave the criminal justice system and build a post-release life.

The proposals come as state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul are also facing calls from law enforcement groups and crime victims' organizations to make changes to New York's cash bail laws -- setting up another potential clash over the direction of the state's criminal justice system.

The package of measures from New Yorkers United for Justice is a focus on the back end of the system, with an effort to reduce recidivism rates in the state.

“Today, our state simply does not do enough to ensure that incarcerated New Yorkers come home and stay home safely and permanently," said the group's executive director, Alexander Horwitz. "Despite the fact that 95% of those incarcerated will be released and reenter society, the barriers to success in our state after incarceration make our communities less safe, waste untold millions of taxpayer dollars, and destroy families."

The measures backed by the group include new spending for re-entry services and behavioral treatment programs for people leaving prison.

The group is also backing the so-called "clean slate" bill, a proposal that would seal thousands of criminal records, which advocates say has prevented people from obtaining jobs and housing post-prison. State lawmakers failed to reach an agreement earlier this year on the measure, despite a sustained push from supporters of the bill.

The agenda also includes provisions to allow courts more flexibility to review a person's sentence on a case-by-case basis and reduce their time in prison. And they want to upgrade how the state collects data from the criminal justice and legal system.

“A society that does not recognize the human capacity for growth and redemption is inhumane," said Norman L. Reimer, the group's executive committee chair. "The Second Chance Agenda for New York will restore humanity, offer hope and opportunity, and promote much-needed transparency so that the public can finally have the real facts about New York’s criminal legal system."

The proposal is being released as Albany is once again preparing for the coming legislative session and as Gov. Kathy Hochul prepares her first State of the State address, outlining her own agenda on Jan. 5.

New York's prison population is at its lowest since the 1980s and the state is moving forward with closing more prison facilities in the coming months. Hochul has acknowledged the toll closures can take on communities, especially in parts of upstate New York.

Earlier this year, she suggested potentially using those facilities post-closure for treatment centers, though no specific plans have emerged.