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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.
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.
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.
Policy
Policy
Opinion: Why bail reform is worth defending from politicization
Unfounded rhetoric fuels the argument for rollbacks and overlooks the facts.
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.
