New York State
How virtual court could be harming defendants
An essential human element of the justice system may be lost when proceedings happen remotely.
Criminal justice
Will jails let inmates access medically assisted treatment for drug addiction?
Most New York jails don’t allow the treatment, but there’s a bill to change that.
New York State
State Legislature moves to restore voting rights to parolees
The state Senate has passed the decade-old bill for the first time since its introduction
Criminal justice
Bail reform reduced jail populations, but racial disparities worsened
New report details how the criminal justice system changed during the pandemic.
Marijuana
How Cuomo’s and the Legislature’s marijuana legalization plans differ
A point-by-point guide to the competing proposals.
Marijuana
Can legalizing pot help communities heal?
Lawmakers and advocates fear that Cuomo’s proposal won’t.
Criminal justice
Rochester’s new Person in Crisis team might have prevented 9-year-old’s pepper spraying
Even though the city created a non-police unit to deal with individuals in emotional distress, they weren’t on the scene.
Criminal justice
Why aren’t state prisoners being vaccinated yet?
New York goes against CDC recommendations by not vaccinating corrections officers and inmates at the same time.
Criminal justice
State Legislature may restore voting rights to parolees
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has done it through executive order, but this would make the change permanent.
Sheldon Silver
Sheldon Silver’s many prison sentences
The former Assembly speaker is finally serving time – and he’s staying in prison.
Criminal justice
Putting Cuomo’s small-town police reform praise into perspective
An annotated press release of the governor’s statement on the village of Lowville “reinventing and modernizing” its police department.
Criminal justice
Incarcerated New Yorkers may lose out on stimulus checks
Prisoners have just a week left to claim their stimulus checks. But many say they have not been provided with the paperwork.
Criminal justice
Manhattan DA candidates differ on gang conspiracy cases
Famous for taking down crime lords, conspiracy charges are now more often levied against young Black men.
NYPD
The NYPD has a surveillance problem
The department is facing multiple lawsuits over the use and disclosure of its digital surveillance practices.
Housing
NYC could ban criminal background checks on potential tenants
The real estate lobby is opposed.
NYPD
NYPD allows Borough Park protesters to break law with impunity
Heavy-handed tactics against Black Lives Matter protests were absent Tuesday night.
Criminal justice
No-knock search warrants may be heading out the door in New York
After nearly two decades of inaction, Breonna Taylor’s death may lead to reforms.
Donald Trump
Times’ Trump tax scoop could fuel further inquiries from James, Vance
The president’s tax returns feature several red flags for possibly fraudulent behavior, experts say.
Criminal justice
What’s next for the police reform movement
While NYC has quieted down, activists are gearing up for their next big fights.
New York State
Why COVID-19 remains a concern in prisons and jails
A state Senate hearing examined what else could be done to help incarcerated people.
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