The number of detainees who have had to wait three years or longer on Rikers Island while their cases sluggishly make their way through the court system has increased by nearly 180 percent in the last half decade, according to a new report.
Read MoreA Queens Supreme Court judge has called for an unscheduled conference in the case of Prakash Churaman, who is weeks away from being tried a second time for the 2014 murder of 21-year-old Taquane Clark.
Read MorePrakash Churaman, now 22 years old, appeared in court for nearly the 95th time since he was arrested in connection with the murder of 21-year-old Taquane Clark in 2014.
“While the letters are surely embarrassing to the Corporation Counsel and the Queens District Attorney, they disclose nothing that can remotely be thought to be confidential.”
“We're all just here waiting, in limbo, for my life.”
Read More“This is the fifth seizure of ghost guns in Queens since August – and we will not stop.”
Read More“Now is the time to act in the best interest of all New Yorkers, especially our low-income neighbors who have fewer options to pay cash bail and are disproportionately – and unnecessarily – held at Rikers Island.”
Read More“He’s off the roads, which will hopefully prevent anything else like this from happening.”
Read More“This was a brutal killing that stunned the community.”
Read More"The resumption of in-person arraignments is an important step toward full resumption of court operations, for which we are eager and ready.”
Read More“I believe that, if given a fair trial, we can exonerate Mr. Churaman.”
Read More"New York State's courts deserve the best and brightest minds to uphold principles of law and fairness and move our State forward.”
Read MoreBell, Bolt and Johnson lost 24 years of their lives. But other than an unceremonious resignation, what has Testagrossa lost?
Read MoreBefore Joan O’Dwyer was appointed to serve on the Queens Criminal Court bench in 1960, she faced questions no judge in the borough had ever been asked before.
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