Author Archive

Vincent Schiraldi

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: The case for fixing probation and parole

Research shows that the supposed benefits of probation and parole are illusory, but their harms are very real.

  • By Vincent Schiraldi

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: The Close to Home Act shows there’s a better way to youth incarceration

After 10 years, youth arrests in New York City declined by 86%, helping to overturn a juvenile system that was once riddled in chaos.

  • By Vincent Schiraldi

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: The removal of women and gender-expansive people from Rikers Island takes on a new urgency

After 11 deaths at the city jail, the population’s exit from the Rose M. Singer Center needs to be prioritized.

  • By Jennifer Jones-Austin and Vincent Schiraldi

Policy
Policy

Opinion: Why bail reform is worth defending from politicization

Unfounded rhetoric fuels the argument for rollbacks and overlooks the facts.

  • By Vincent Schiraldi

Opinion
Opinion

How missed appointments or curfews can lead to COVID-19

New York should stop locking people for minor parole violations during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • By Vincent Schiraldi