OP-ED: Community jails are a bad idea
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“We need to close Rikers. But the answer to the violence and conditions is not to replace it with community jails.”
Read MoreKatz, Malik and Cabán first to file DA petitions
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In order to appear on the ballot, candidates must file at least 4,000 valid signatures from registered Democrats who live in Queens County.
Read MoreThe vibrant Phagwah Parade infuses Richmond Hill with color
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A light rain fell on the 21 floats that drove along the route, but that didn’t stop parade-goers from livening up the atmosphere with gallons of bright powdered paint.
Read MoreDA Candidates Stake Out Positions on Sex Work Decriminalization
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Candidates’ responses ranged: from a willingness to consider the issue, to a call for limited prosecution and diversion alternatives, to support for decriminalization.
Read MoreDA Candidates Clarify Stances On Cash Bail
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All call for significant reforms, some for the total elimination of cash bail.
Read MoreDA Candidates Describe Plans For Increasing Office Diversity
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In Queens, no single racial or ethnic group makes up more than a third of the population.
Read MoreCandidates Weigh In On Creating A Conviction Review Unit In Queens
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Since 1992, Queens had 25 cases -- that range from robberies to murders -- overturned, according to the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE).
Read MoreQueens DA Race Heats Up With Lasak Resignation
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In the days since Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak decided to step down from his position effective Sept. 14, the race for district attorney has begun to heat up.
Read MoreJustice Lasak Set To Resign Sept. 14
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Queens Criminal Court Justice Gregory Lasak will step down from his position effective Sept. 14, according to multiple sources familiar with the decision.
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