After years of targeting bail, the governor is proposing changes to New York’s 2019 discovery reform law.
Our team will be descending upon Albany on Tuesday. Here’s what they’ll be watching.
Updates about an increase in emissions, violence within New York’s prison system, and a breakup of two nonprofits over cannabis in NYC.
Here are the major findings from a months-long investigation into what allegedly takes place inside the Queens Supreme Courthouse.
Brandon Bishunauth is an unlikely candidate to pick a fight with a bastion of old-time machine politics.
New York Focus reporter Chris Gelardi reflects on the criminal justice reporting that shined light on overlooked agencies and shady practices in 2024.
A newly obtained document sheds light on how the disavowed diagnosis infiltrated the Rochester Police Department before Prude’s death.
New York’s faster-than-average decarceration has led to dozens of prison closures.
One Brighton Beach property connects political donations, Medicaid scams, and a Turkish charity
Trump is poised to ramp up deportation activity in northern states like New York, which has few statewide policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The state doesn’t publicize officer employment histories, making it impossible to track so-called wandering officers.
The police chief in Orange County’s Village of Chester claimed his department had no misconduct records. He was hiding an investigation into his own alleged malfeasance.
Brandon Stradford lasted two months on New York state’s Board of Parole. He continued collecting a paycheck for another seven.
A week after incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly published an article criticizing the prison system for its solitary confinement practices, officers ransacked her cell.
A landmark reform law was meant to overhaul carceral punishment in New York. Getting prisons to follow it has been an uphill battle.
Carol Shapiro spent two years trying to reform the state Board of Parole. Little has changed.
The governor promised to fill the chronically understaffed Board of Parole. Nearly half of her nominations have ended in disaster.
Great Meadow and Sullivan prisons are slated to shut down in November. The state could close up to three more over the next year.
More counties are turning to private corporations to run medical care in jails. The companies have deadly track records.
Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from a fellow officer — records show.