Homepage Featured
How NYC’s Prosecutors are Handling Protest and Looting Cases
|
There were concerns that a sudden influx of people into the city’s jails could exacerbate the spread of coronavirus among those detained.
Voices of New York
Attacked for Wearing A Mask, NYC Student Launches Group to Fight Racism
|
Bincheng Mao launched the East Coast Coalition for Tolerance and Non-Discrimination (ECC) with some college friends, calling for young people to come fight against racism.
NYPD
A Rally, a March and a Command: ‘Be Like Water’
|
As the crowd surged east, filling the block, one of the lead organizers beckoned his fellow marchers to stay close together. ‘We’re going to take the highway,’ he said.
courts
City’s Courts Seen Lacking in Interpreters
|
There appears to be no accurate record of how many people per month or per year require the services of an interpreter to exercise their right to access to justice.
Age Justice
He was Waiting for Clemency. Now He’s Fighting Coronavirus.
|
Robert Lind, 73, is serving a 50-years-to-life sentence for a shooting in 1983.
Homepage Featured
Acceso a justicia para quienes no hablan inglés se parece a una sala de emergencia
|
Los defensores dicen que hay un déficit en el número de intérpretes para algunos idiomas, pero el coordinador de la oficina de acceso a idiomas dice que “no hay escasez. Hay una necesidad”.
2021 election
Eric Adams Says Cops Should Not Enforce Social Distancing
|
‘The police department has historical tension in certain communities. You’re now encouraging the largest interaction with these groups in history.’
daca
Looming DACA Ruling Has Thousands of Essential Workers on Edge
|
More than 200,000 DACA recipients nationwide are considered essential workers in the pandemic.
doccs
Unclear How Many NYS Prison Deaths Are Being Investigated
|
City Limits contacted the medical examiners or coroners in all 26 New York counties were DOCCS has facilities. Most who responded said they were not investigating any prison deaths.
aging prisoners
Calls for Clemency at Vigil for COVID-19 Death at Sing Sing
|
Advocates gathered in their cars or stood six feet apart beyond the fence of Sing Sing correctional facility Friday to hold a vigil for Juan Mosquero, 58.