To the beat of bomba and plena, Lumarie Maldonado Cruz was inducted into Queens’ Civil Court as the first Latina to become a judge without the blessing of the Queens County Democratic Party.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
‘La policía de pandillas reproduce los daños del encarcelamiento masivo’, según informe
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Uno de los puntos más preocupantes que resalta este informe es la falta de una definición de lo que la policía de Nueva York categoriza como pandillas o pequeños grupos de pandilleros.
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New York State’s Slice of the Rural Jail Building Boom
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A new report says rural counties, suburban areas and small cities are adding jail capacity even as big cities and state systems shed cells. A handful of upstate counties are part of that trend.
New NYPD Group Formed to Mentor Asian-American Police Officers
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The Asian American Police Executives Council was formed this month to mentor and encourage Asian-American police officers to take on more leadership positions within the NYPD, according to a report translated from World Journal.
Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office
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‘Chinese voters need to be smarter. We are not an ATM for politicians,’ one community leader said, according to a report from the World Journal. ‘We should mobilize our ballots to elect someone who can really help us.’
Voices of New York
Families of Rikers’ Inmates Say Closing Troubled Jail is Not Enough
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‘The process is slow,’ said one mother, who’s son is being held at the infamous jail. ‘I have sat waiting in court for up to four hours only to be told at the last minute that the session is suspended.’
Bronx
Courts Need to Adapt to New Rights for Tenants: Report
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Many tenants facing eviction in housing court are unaware of their right to a publicly funded lawyer, Bronx advocacy organizations contend.
Justice
Uptown Houses of Worship Join Movement to Shield Immigrants from ICE
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‘We are creating our own underground railroad of sanctuary spaces for undocumented immigrants targeted by ICE.’
ASL
Shortage of Sign Language Interpreters in City Courts Creates Delays
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Postponed hearings, delayed arraignments and miscommunication are caused by the limited number of interpreters, making the already high-stakes, onerous process of navigating the legal system even more challenging for those who rely on such services.
civil liberties
NYPD Anti-Terror Boss Says Domestic Threats Require New Legal Tools
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Deputy Commissioner for Counterterrorism and Intelligence John Miller says the threat to New York has evolved from spectacular plots directed by large ‘terrorist bureaucracies’ to lone-wolf attacks across a broad spectrum of beliefs.
Queens Salon Killing Spurs Campaign to Prevent Domestic Violence
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Following the August slaying, the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, in collaboration with a number of organizations, began carrying out outreach activities at nearly 50 beauty salons in Jackson Heights to let residents know about the resources available to victims and survivors.