The division between people who support the de Blasio administration plan to site a new jail in the Bronx to facilitate the closing of Rikers and those who don’t is about a lot more than the location.
Agenda 2019
Max & Murphy: Criminal Justice Reform Hits Critical Juncture in Albany
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As the governor and state lawmakers wrestle with weighty issues like congestion pricing and marijuana legalization during the state budget process, hope has slightly dimmed that they will address the problems playing out in courtrooms and jail cells.
ACS
Tragedy, Advocates, Pols Paved Way for Bid to Keep Detained Youth Closer to Home
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A report says complicated backstory of the city-state Close to Home program—and its early success–are a model for youth-justice systems around the country.
accessibility
Video: MTA Must Prioritize Subway Elevators as NYC Ages, Activists Say
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In the next two decades, New Yorkers 65 and older will account for 18 percent of the city’s population, according to the AARP. And they’re going to need a lot more elevators than the transit system currently offers.
arrests
Does Less Policing = More Fare Beating on New York City Subways?
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The MTA says turnstile jumping exploded when the NYPD pulled back on subway arrests. But critics doubt the numbers.
Homepage Featured
Advocates Press Albany to Fix New York’s Parole System
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The Parole Board is missing commissioners and staff, most parole applications get shot down and hundreds who have served long sentences have no hope of getting out.
community engagement
Who’s Advising the City on its New Jails Plan?
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There’s a Neighborhood Advisory Council in each of the four boroughs where the de Blasio administration plans to build a new jail facility to facilitate the closing of Rikers Island. Here’s what we know about their membership.
Homepage Featured
Judge in Jogger Murder Trial has a History of Having Rulings Overturned
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The judge—who seemed to signal solidarity with the jogger’s family, is related to two assistant DAs and sided with the prosecution on key rulings in the Chanel Lewis trial—has had at least 42 cases reversed or modified by the appellate division since 2004.
ACS
New Push to Provide Legal Advice to Parents Facing Abuse and Neglect Investigations
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When facing the possible loss of their children, New York state parents have the right to a lawyer only when a case moves to court. Even then some counties fail to provide them. And many key decisions are made before a case ever gets to a judge.
JUSTICE
Challenge for City’s Child-Welfare System Overshadowed by De Blasio-Peters Feud
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ACS says it has a plan to deal with the rising incidence of abuse incidents involving kids in foster care. But making it work could prove to be a challenge.
Agenda 2019
CityViews: For Dems Promising Criminal-Justice Reform, Opposing Trump or the IDC Won’t Be Enough
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‘Opening new jails is a down payment ensuring we stay stuck in our old ways. That’s not a price we should be willing to pay.’