Criminal Justice

New Council Bill Would Shine Light on Jail Deaths

Sept. 27, 2023, 5:38 p.m.Sept. 27, 2023, 5:40 p.m.

The push for increased transparency behind bars comes months after the Department of Correction suddenly stopped notifying the media about fatal incidents in city jails.

NYPD

NYPD Quality-of-Life Crackdown Sends Thousands to Criminal Court, Undoing Landmark Reforms

Sept. 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 12, 2023, 9:50 a.m.

A 2016 law directed police to issue civil citations for public urination, open alcohol containers and other quality-of-life violations. Then Eric Adams became mayor.

NYPD

Prosecutors Review Dozens of Cases After NYPD Informed Them — Eight Years Later — of a Detective’s Fingerprint Mistake

Aug. 31, 2023, 2:30 p.m.Aug. 31, 2023, 4:36 p.m.

The incident led to the transfer of the detective, the retraining of two others, and changes in police procedure.

Rikers Island

Demand Grows to Make Rikers Island Death Reports Public

Aug. 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 27, 2023, 9:02 p.m.

Manhattan City Councilmember Carlina Rivera is among those pressing for transparency amid a record number of fatalities.

Rikers Island

Thousands of Former Rikers Detainees are Eligible to Claim Millions in Commissary Deposits Left in Their s

Aug. 16, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 31, 2024, 3:52 p.m.

Despite a mandate to return funds, the Department of Correction holds $4.2 million for people it claims it can’t locate.

Marijuana

Legal Cannabis Stores on Hold Again as Judge Continues Weed Injunction

Aug. 11, 2023, 10:54 p.m.Aug. 11, 2023, 10:54 p.m.

A battle over who is entitled to early retail licenses has flared to the point where an upstate judge implored the two sides to reach a compromise before a hearing in two weeks.

Rikers Island

Judge Says ‘Transformative Change’ Needed, Laying Groundwork for a Possible Rikers Takeover

Aug. 10, 2023, 7:13 p.m.Aug. 10, 2023, 7:13 p.m.

The fight for control of city lockups will play out in court over the next few months.

Rikers Island

Jail Monitor Slams ‘Haphazard’ Management as Receivership Hearing Looms

Aug. 7, 2023, 2:54 p.m.Aug. 7, 2023, 4:43 p.m.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain will hear arguments Thursday for a Rikers takeover, informed by a report that finds ‘little progress’ on recommended reforms.