ACS
The Kids are Leaving Rikers. Is it Really a New Day for Juvenile Justice in NYC?
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Not so fast. With Raise the Age going into effect this week, the city’s 16- and 17-year-olds in custody are just moving from one jail to another.
BROOKLYN BUREAU
Democratic Moves on Brooklyn’s Judicial Ballot Getting Scrutiny
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… though not as much as they would have if there had been a primary race.
Election Watch 2018
SI Senate Race Will End Quietly. Will an Idea Born of the Eric Garner Killing Live On?
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The lack of a real race in the 23rd deprived voters there, and elsewhere, a debate on some of the issues that arose after the 2014 killing of Eric Garner on one of the district’s sidewalks.
Election Watch 2018
From Bail to Jail: Cuomo vs. Nixon on Criminal Justice Policy
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Cuomo has backed reforms to courtroom practices, policing and incarceration. Nixon has advocated for more aggressive changes.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
Why Are Reports of Subway Sex Crimes on the Rise?
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It’s likely the jump is because of broader awareness. But there’s a debate about whether to make penalties harsher for sex crimes on trains and buses.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Audio: City Limits’ Harry DiPrinzio on ‘The Jail Next Door’
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What lessons do the 14 detention facilities already in city neighborhoods have for the debate over where to put new ones? Our reporter and a veteran Bronx advocate weighed in on the air.
correction
The Jail Next Door: A Look at the 14 Correctional Facilities in New York’s Neighborhoods
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Closing Rikers will mean new or bigger jails in at least four neighborhoods. New York City already has 14 correctional Institutions besides those on the notorious Island. Most are barely noticed.
GOVERNMENT
Maker, Marker, Message: The Art of Protest Signs
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Ever wonder what the story was behind that sign you saw as the protest march walked by?
corrections
Amid Scrutiny of Jails and Jailers, NYC’s Private Prison Escapes Attention
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It looks like the warehouse it once was. But the Queens Detention Facility, operated by the second largest private prison company in the world, currently houses approximately 210 detainees.
Homepage Featured
‘Stop and Frisk’ is Over, But Low-Level NYPD Encounters Now Raise Concerns
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‘Low level’ police interactions in historically overpoliced neighborhoods can escape scrutiny altogether, since they don’t have to be reported.