Criminal Justice
Policy
Lawmakers want independent medical examiner’s office to investigate prison deaths
It’s unclear how much it would cost to create the new entity within the state Commission of Correction.
NYN Media
Vera Institute names Insha Rahman president
Rahman helped win bail reform in New York and now hopes to help the Mamdani administration create a Department of Community Safety.
Opinion
Opinion: A Black History Month call to reform New York’s mental health courts
The Treatment Court Expansion Act will help dismantle the racist systems that historically criminalized behavioral health diagnoses in Black communities.
Criminal Justice
Legislature considering funding reforms for Raise the Age, not rollbacks
Tweaks could come to the 2017 law increasing meant to keep teens from getting criminally charged as adults.
Policy
NYPD’s Tisch seeks changes to protest perimeter bills
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin said she’s working with the NYPD to amend the bill.
New York State
Hochul proposes banning local cooperation with ICE
In a shift, Gov. Kathy Hochul has thrown her support behind ending 287(g) agreements, a key component of existing legislation immigrant advocates are pushing for
Rikers Island
Updated
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Nicholas Deml will oversee New York City jails as remediation manager
Opinion
Opinion: Albany must update our evidence laws to protect taxpayers
It’s wasteful and antiquated to require live grand jury testimony to authenticate digital business records like Uber receipts.
Opinion
Opinion: A new low for the NYPD
The cop who killed Delrawn Small now claims he wasn’t acting as a cop to avoid discipline.
Opinion
Opinion: What’s next for Mamdani’s criminal justice agenda?
His decision to retain NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch signaled a degree of capitulation, but there are issues and decisions to come that will reveal Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s commitment to criminal justice reform.
Opinion
Opinion: The kids are alright
We need to follow data and best practices to address youth crime.
Opinion
Opinion: Fixing NYC’s street vending chaos is a moral obligation – and a simple one
A newly amended City Council bill will create a regulatory system that balances incentives with enforcement and builds dignity for street vendors.
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Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani’s proposed Department of Community Safety would be a win for New Yorkers
The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.
Opinion
Opinion: Words of condemnation aren’t enough. Lawmakers must pass anti-ICE legislation.
If we fail as lawmakers to match our words with action, we're giving ICE the green light to escalate.
Policy
Activists ask U.N. to investigate solitary confinement in NY prisons
The U.N. considers solitary confinement for more than 15 consecutive days to be a form of torture.
News & Politics
Department of Correction investigator violated sanctuary city law, DOI report finds
The Department of Investigation said the city Department of Correction “failed to provide” appropriate training to staff about collaborating with ICE.
Policy
DOCCS committee recommends weakening law against solitary confinement
The state prison agency encouraged the state Legislature to consider tweaks to the law that would make it easier to put people in solitary confinement.
Opinion
Opinion: Mayor Adams, it’s time to protect immigrant street vendors
No one should be sent to jail or put at risk of immigration consequences for serving tamales, halal food or fresh fruit to New Yorkers.
Policy
How much authority will the court-appointed Rikers boss actually have? Applicants want to know
The deadline for the city and the Legal Aid Society to submit recommendations for a Rikers “remediation manager” is Friday.
Criminal Justice
No, New York doesn’t have ‘cashless bail’
But that won’t necessarily stop the Trump administration from trying to pull the state’s federal funding anyway.
