Craig Crimmins has applied for parole, and been denied, every two years since 2000 for a murder he committed in 1980. He says that after his latest denial he has, for the moment, given up hope that he will ever be released.
The state’s approval rate for parole applications has been sliced in half since 2005. Inmates convicted of high-profile crimes face almost insurmountable barriers—because of politics, not the penal code.
A popular kind of detector is poor at sensing certain types of fires. Some lawmakers want New York City to require property owners to also install a more expensive kind.
New York is thinking about diverting garbage from out-of-state landfills and using it to generate electricity locally. The plan pits concerns about city spending and carbon emissions against fears of environmental injustice.
Johnny Hincapie has done 20 years for his role in one of New York City’s most infamous killings. Was he even there?