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NY Attorney General Sues NYPD Over Protest Policing

By Jeanmarie Evelly | January 14, 2021

Letitia James’ office filed a lawsuit Thursday against the NYPD for its actions during months of Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, which she says “blatantly violated the rights of New Yorkers, inflicting significant physical and psychological harm and leading to great distrust in law enforcement.”

La huelga de hambre continúa en la cárcel del condado de Hudson

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Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing

Confusion Persists Around State’s Vaccine Plans for Incarcerated New Yorkers

How Manhattan's Next DA Might Handle Lying Cops and Bad Prosecutors

Election 2021

People on Parole Deserve Automatic Right to Vote: Advocates

By Jarrett Murphy | January 4, 2021

A Cuomo executive order created a mechanism for people of parole to regain their right to vote, but advocates say it is unwieldy and impermanent.

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Opinion: It’s Time for NYS to Act on Decarceration in Prisons to Curb COVID-19

By David Hoos, Susan M. Reverby, Barbara Zeller and Robert Fullilove | January 4, 2021

Cuomo has failed to implement widely accepted sound public health practices by refusing to release any meaningful number of the state’s COVID-vulnerable imprisoned human beings, and now by failing to put them in the first categories for access to the new vaccines.

2020

10 Stories from 2020 NYC Shouldn’t Forget

By Jarrett Murphy | December 24, 2020

There was more than COVID to the year of COVID: Housing construction, Industry City, access to welfare, resiliency planning, NYCHA and policing were among the big policy stories that shaped 2020 and will echo into the new year.

COVID-19

When Will New York Vaccinate People in Prisons and Jails?

By Nicole Javorsky | December 22, 2020

While the governor’s draft vaccination plan includes those in congregate settings in its second phase for vaccines, it doesn’t specifically refer to people in jails and prisons. That lack of clarity has drawn the concern of criminal justice advocates.

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Opinion: Putting ‘Civilian’ Back in the Civilian Complaint Review Board

By Bishop Carlton Brown, Reverend Jacques DeGraff, David Nocenti and Jocelynne Rainey | December 18, 2020

‘No entity can police itself – least of all, the police. So if the CCRB is to live up to its mandate for independent oversight of police misconduct in New York City, it must make the final decision on discipline for officers found to have engaged in misconduct.’

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What’s Next for Criminal-Justice Reform in Albany?

By Jarrett Murphy | December 17, 2020

After bail and discovery reform and the repeal of 50-a, Senate Codes Committee Chair Jamaal Bailey maps out an agenda.

Election 2021

Manhattan DA Candidate Pitches Crackdown on Wage Theft

By Jarrett Murphy | December 17, 2020

Alvin Bragg says prosecutors need to use criminal laws and surveillance techniques—and be willing to put employers behind bars.

COVID-19

Climbing Jail Population and Second COVID Wave Renews Push to Release NYers Behind Bars

By Nicole Javorsky | December 16, 2020

The number of people in New York City jails has increased in recent months, reversing progress made earlier in the pandemic to reduce the jail population—and heightening advocates’ concerns about how both the city and state are managing the threat in its correctional facilities.

Voices of New York

Non-Violent Offenders Remain Exposed to COVID-19 Despite Qualifying for Release

By Edwin Martínez for El Diario | December 16, 2020

Infection numbers are rising in the state prison system. But some inmates facing short sentences and bearing high health risks are still inside.

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Opinion: Domestic Violence Survivors Need Culturally-Sensitive Court Services

By Pam Wexler | December 14, 2020

‘While the scourge of domestic violence is found within all communities, ultra-Orthodox Jewish women face additional and unique challenges. Understanding how someone’s culture heavily informs the choices they make, enables us to better serve domestic violence survivors and also eliminates barriers.’

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