Crime
Crime
AS NEW YORK STATE INITIATIES BAIL REFORMS CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATES $7 MILLION FOR SUPERVISED RELEASE PROGRAM EXPANSIONS
[Incarceration News\New York Bail Reform] Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society: “An expansion of the Supervised Release ...
SHARONNE SALAAM, MOTHER OF YUSEF SALAAM FRAMED IN THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE CASE, FIGHTS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS
[New York News\Sharonne Salaam\ Justice 4 Wrongly Incarcerated] Sharonne Salaam: “We would like the people to know…they have the power to assist in helping ...
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ADVOCATES CELEBRATE NEW BALLOT MEASURE THAT WOULD PUNISH POLICE WHO LIE
[New York News\Criminal Justice] Monifa Bandele, spokesperson for Communities United for Police Reform Action Fund (CPRAF). “New Yorkers saw through the police union games ...
CENTRAL PARK FIVE, INNOCENCE PROJECT, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES PROMOTE PACKAGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORMS
[New York News\Criminal Justice Reform] Yusef Salaam and Kevin Richardson (Central Park Five) in a joint statement: “In the coming months, we will intensely ...
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ ISSUES REPORT ON MARIJUANA JUSTICE IN NEW YORK STATE
[Criminal Justice\Marijuana Legalization] Recommendations discussed in the report include the automatic expungement of criminal records for previous marijuana offenders, reinvesting new tax revenues generated ...
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration] Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic ...
#CLOSE RIKERS ADVOCATES WILL MARCH ACROSS BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO RALLY AT CITY HALL
[New York News\# Close Rikers Campaign] The City Council will vote on Thursday to approve the largest land use action in the history of ...
CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES REDESIGN PROPOSALS FOR NEW BOROUGH-BASED JAILS
[New York News\City Council] Council Member Diana Ayala: “These height reductions are a direct response to concerns expressed by various communities about the sizes ...
CROWN HEIGHTS SHOOTING LEAVES FOUR DEAD, THREE WOUNDED, AT REPORTEDLY ILLEGAL GAMBLING SITE
[Gun Violence] Attorney General James: “Once again, senseless gun violence in our communities has claimed the lives of several individuals. The shooting this morning ...
“IVY LEAGUE KILLER” THOMAS GILBERT, JR. GET 30 YEARS-TO-LIFE FOR KILLING HEDGE FUND FATHER
[Crime\” Ivy League Killer”] District Attorney Vance: “Thomas Gilbert, Sr. was a beloved member of his family and business community when his own son ...
