Justice
City Jails Consider the Use of ‘Less-Than-Lethal’ Weapons
Deborah Cruz and Jarrett Murphy |
It’s not a rubber bullet. It’s not a plastic pellet. It’s a Star-Lite round.
City Council
NYPD Critics Hope to Reassert Oversight Power with ‘Right to Record’ Proposal
Roshan Abraham |
The draft law emerged amid anger by many Councilmembers that a different suite of NYPD reforms was tabled by their speaker.
Justice
Video: Cops, Citizens and the Right to Record
Jarrett Murphy |
Since the 2014 death of Eric Garner, video has ignited an unprecedented debate about policing and race in the United States. Yet some who film the police in action have faced arrest.
Education
Audio: Young Men in Harlem Grab a Second Chance After Arrests
Jarrett Murphy |
One young man did time upstate for a crime he says he didn’t do. Another waited two years to have a case against him dismissed. Both got involved with a Harlem group that helps court-involved youth prepare for work or college. The program didn’t solve all their problems, they say, but it gave them tools to wage their own fights.
activism
From Protests to 5K Runs, Activists Vent Outrage in NYC Over Mexican Kidnappings
Arturo Conde |
Home to a growing Mexican population, key diplomats and economic interests vital to the government in Mexico City, New York is a theatre for the protest movement over the 2014 abduction of 43 students.
courts
Council Eyes Barriers to Court Access for New Yorkers with Disabilities
Jillian Jonas |
Overlapping authority among state and city agencies might be one of the reasons that obstacles persist for the estimated 99,000 New Yorkers who use wheelchairs, as well as other people with disabilities.
crime
For Some Prisoners, Finishing a Sentence Doesn’t Mean Getting Out
Christie Thompson |
After serving a year and two months for a probation violation, Landreaux Yantz should have been able to walk out of a New York state prison last June. But officials would not let him leave. He wasn’t alone.
Homepage Featured
Still Waiting for Rules to Prevent Rape on Rikers
Annamarya Scaccia |
Nearly a year ago, the city’s Board of Correction voted to enact revised guidelines to address high rates of sexual abuse in the city’s correctional facilities. The final rule has encountered a chain a delays.
bail
New York’s Bail Reforms Making Little Impact, Lawyers Say
Wendy Davis |
A move by the state courts to review bail decisions comes too late in the process to make a difference, defense attorneys report.
Justice
Would You Know a Search Warrant if You Saw One?
Jarrett Murphy |
A report by the Civilian Complaint Review Board finds that the NYPD on several occasions has failed to follow proper procedure when entering private homes, often doing so without a rather important piece of paper.
