Immigration
Who Gets Asylum in the U.S.?
Jarrett Murphy |
Last year, nearly half went to people from China.
Criminal Justice
Experts Debate Whether de Blasio Plan Can be Better than Bail
Jarrett Murphy |
Brooklyn Independent Media’s Bk Live looks at the mayor’s plan to create an alternative system that will use supervision rather than money to get people to come to court.
bail
Skeptical of Bail System—and of Plans to Reform It
Wendy Davis |
Even as defense lawyers and other advocates say that efforts to reduce the rate of pre-trial imprisonment are long overdue, they’re also expressing reservations about the de Blasio administration plan to offer non-bail supervised release.
bail
State Senator: Citywide Bail Fund Would Help, Not Hinder, Courts
Gustavo Rivera |
State Sen. Gustavo Rivera argues that low-income New Yorkers “deserve the same access to resources to navigate the justice system as middle-income and high-income residents.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Cuomo Commission Offers Smart Way to Fight Youth Crime
Roderick Jenkins |
The proposed reforms will help keep our communities safe, even as they treat young offenders fairly.
