NYC’s jails mess should prompt the feds to END the ‘Close Rikers’ farce
A new watchdog report on Rikers Island details new medical and safety horrors besetting detainees at the sprawling…
Pregnant women on Rikers Island receive doula support through Brooklyn partnership
Pregnancy can be overwhelming under any circumstance, but imagine preparing for birth while behind bars. One Brooklyn organization…
notorious Rikers jail barge removed from Hunts Point – Bronx Times
As of Nov. 3, the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in Hunts Point — better known as the…
A vote for Mamdani is a vote for LITERALLY more criminals on NYC streets
As early voting begins in New York City’s mayoral election, the race comes down to this: whether voters…
2025 ELECTION: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg getting brisk challenge from ex-prosecutor Diana Florence and public defender Maud Maron
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (l.) is facing a challenge in the November general election from independent candidate…
NY ‘justice’ is now a revolving door for serial violent perps — and Mamdani will make it WORSE
Last week brought not one but at least three reminders of the carnage revolving-door justice inflicts on the…
Op-Ed | Rebuild Rikers the right way — and use the borough jail sites for homes New Yorkers can afford
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Photo Credit: Andrew Cuomo Campaign New York is at a crossroads. We can either…
The push for NYC jail reform should address a complex truth
The city’s Administration for Children’s Services is tasked with overseeing juvenile detention centers where young children charged…
Editorial | The push for NYC jail reform should address a complex truth
Conviction itself does not justify permitting the convicted to live in abusive or inhumane conditions such as those…
NYC machete attack suspect charged in fatal hit-and-run
A career criminal charged with chopping off a stranger’s fingers in a vicious machete attack in the Bronx…