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The first law signed by President Donald Trump in his second term expands the type of crimes for which noncitizens can be arrested and detained without the option for release…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Correcting Racial Injustices in New York’s Legal System—And Beyond

“While from time to time, our system does hold people of wealth, power, and/or influence accountable for their violations of the law, these kinds of cases do not represent the…

ByRobert Gangi 0Comments

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Jun 2024

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Safeguarding Children’s Right to Remain Silent in New York

“New York has an opportunity to become one of the first states to require that children speak with a lawyer before waiving their right to remain silent.”

ByJulie Garcia 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Economy Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: Delivering New York’s Cannabis Promise as Licensing Begins

“For these licenses to serve their purpose, individuals who were targeted for arrest and prosecution must be first in line and have access to non-predatory resources and legal support to…

ByJustine Olderman

ByDesmon Lewis

ByToni Smith-Thompson 0Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Displacing and Jailing My Neighbors Does Not Make Me Safer

“Our elected officials are threatening hard-fought reforms designed to counteract the historic – and present – racism in law enforcement that targets my neighbors and eventually will target my son.…

ByAlice L. Fontier 1Comment

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Feb 2022

Justice Opinion

Opinion: DA Bragg’s Well-Intentioned Reforms Have Little Impact While Racist Policing Persists

‘Of the 33 cases we at PROP have seen this year, none entailing a serious charge, 30 involved New Yorkers of color—unsurprising since 90 percent of the more than 7,000…

ByRobert Gangi 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: Beyond Wrongful Convictions, The Burden of Accusation Still Weighs

‘When it comes to unpacking the harm of police misconduct, the people who were convicted are just the part of the puzzle we see most easily. For the people who…

ByEmily Galvin-Almanza 0Comments

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May 2021

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Close the Loophole that Lets Police Handcuff Women in Labor

‘The NYPD updated their patrol guide to prohibit restraining arrestees in labor. But the policy will not be worth the paper it is printed on unless the NYPD educates officers.…

ByAdrienne Adams 0Comments

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Oct 2020

Justice

Youth Arrests Decrease in NYC but Racial Disparities Persist

A study finds that the Raise the Age policy shift has had an impact, but the pool of kids being arrested has grown even more Black and Latino, El Diario…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 3Comments

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Sep 2020

Justice

New York Courts Accepting Requests to Destroy Marijuana Arrest Records

Arrests for two lower-level weed charges have been expunged and the records sealed, but if you want those records destroyed altogether, there’s a form to fill out.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

What the Laken Riley Act Means for Immigrant New Yorkers

Opinion: Correcting Racial Injustices in New York’s Legal System—And Beyond

Opinion: Safeguarding Children’s Right to Remain Silent in New York

Opinion: Delivering New York’s Cannabis Promise as Licensing Begins

Opinion: Displacing and Jailing My Neighbors Does Not Make Me Safer

Opinion: DA Bragg’s Well-Intentioned Reforms Have Little Impact While Racist Policing Persists

Opinion: Beyond Wrongful Convictions, The Burden of Accusation Still Weighs

Opinion: Close the Loophole that Lets Police Handcuff Women in Labor

Youth Arrests Decrease in NYC but Racial Disparities Persist

New York Courts Accepting Requests to Destroy Marijuana Arrest Records

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