Rikers detainee becomes third to die in less than a month
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A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail complex in less than a month.
Read MoreState lawmakers reject gov’s proposed changes to discovery law
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Both the State Assembly and Senate rejected Governor Kathy Hochul’s attempt to rollback reforms to the state’s evidence-sharing laws on Tuesday, setting up a fight over the proposal as the deadline to pass the state budget approaches.
Read MoreOfficials and activists rally after latest death in New York’s prisons
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Activists and elected officials rallied in Albany on Tuesday to call for prison reforms after a 22-year-old incarcerated man was killed after allegedly being beaten by prison guards over the weekend.
Read MoreMisconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year
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The city paid out over $205 million in police and prosecutorial misconduct settlements last year, marking a seven-year high, according to a new analysis released by the Legal Aid Society.
Read MoreDebate over discovery continues in Albany
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Debate over New York’s evidence-sharing laws dominated a budget hearing on the state’s criminal and civil legal system held by the state legislature last week.
Read MoreJails oversight board blasts DOC for quietly opening new restrictive unit
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The city’s jail watchdog board bashed Department of Correction leadership Tuesday after the agency failed to tell them about a new punitive housing unit opened in alleged chaotic fashion last week.
Read MoreCity Council asks judge to protect their power over Rikers ahead of receivership ruling
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If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure plans to shutter the dangerous jail complex by 2027 remain in place, attorneys with the City Council said in a court filing this week.
Read MoreQueens on edge as ICE makes arrests in the Bronx and Chicago
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Immigration advocacy groups and officials in the city and in Queens are on edge this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have made their way to the five boroughs.
Read MoreCity nominates itself to take over Rikers
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City Hall late Friday told a federal judge that she should look no further than the current Department of Correction commissioner should she choose to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island and hand the notorious jail complex over to a receiver.
Read MoreGov pitches discovery reform changes during State of the State
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Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a series of changes to the state’s discovery reforms during her annual State of the State address Tuesday.
Read MoreWith discovery law rollbacks looming, coalition launches to defend reforms
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As lawmakers and district attorneys appear to flirt with the idea of rolling back the state’s discovery reforms, a coalition of public defense groups have joined up in an effort to protect the changes made to New York’s discovery statute half a decade ago.
Read MoreCity Council grills NYPD on rise of stop and frisk
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NYPD leaders had few answers to questions from the City Council about the rise in police stops in recent years during a tense hearing on Monday.
Read MoreDAs and attorneys call on gov to expand atty loan forgiveness program
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As the end of the year approaches, the New York legal community this week made their pitch to Governor Kathy Hochul for expanding student loan assistance for attorneys working in the public sector, who often get paid far less than their private sector counterparts.
Read MoreJudge ‘inclined’ to strip city of control of Rikers Island
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A federal takeover of Rikers Island has never been more of a possibility.
Read MoreClean Slate Act takes effect
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Millions of New Yorkers will soon see their criminal convictions automatically sealed after a bill known as the Clean Slate Act took effect over the weekend.
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