Criminal Justice

Policy

Katz admits mistake in asking for bail

Queens DA also continues asking for bail in other cases, despite campaign pledge.

New York State

Politics

How New York uses prison labor

Prisoners don’t just make hand sanitizer – they also dig graves.

Technology

Policy

Controversial facial-recognition app used by State Police, U.S. attorney

Technology that pulls images from social media platforms used by New York law enforcement agencies

New York State

Policy

Heastie’s weakening hand on bail reform

Fair or not, the political winds are blowing in favor of changing the recently implemented criminal justice reforms.

Criminal Justice

Policy

The Democrats working to reform bail reform

A working group of state senators is under pressure to rethink criminal justice – again – or risk electoral defeat.

Criminal Justice

Policy

It’s not just jail, bail or getting released

New York City’s supervised release program is expected to see more participants as other new pre-trial initiatives are pursued.

Criminal Justice

Policy

Long Island Democrats pushing for bail reform

They’re facing pressure to revise the law, and failure could haunt them in November.

New York State

Policy

What should Albany get done right away?

Activists and lawmakers are looking for quick action on these six issues.

Criminal Justice

Policy

Will Democrats reform their new bail reform law?

Potential changes include adding bail-eligible offense and giving judges more discretion.

Criminal Justice

Politics

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb steps down

His resignation came three days after a Dec. 31 arrest for alleged drunk driving.