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Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes

Posted by Mairead Perez
|Date: January 10, 2022
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Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes

By Mei Perez MANHATTAN, NY- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg started 2022 by announcing significan ...

By Mei Perez MANHATTAN, NY- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg started 2022 by announcing significant criminal just reform changes to the DA’s office by asking his prosecutors to no longer press ...

January 10, 2022
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New York State Lawmakers, ‘Exonerated Five’ Members Introduce Series of Bills that Challenge Wrongful Convictions

Posted by Julia Urquizo
|Date: December 19, 2021
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New York State Lawmakers, ‘Exonerated Five’ Members Introduce Series of Bills that Challenge Wrongful Convictions

By Julia Urquizo NEW YORK, NY - New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel—joined b ...

By Julia Urquizo NEW YORK, NY - New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblyman Clyde Vanel—joined by members of the “Exonerated Five”—introduced a series of bills last week to prevent wrongful c ...

December 19, 2021
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Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

Posted by Kritika Singh
|Date: October 18, 2021
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Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a breaking point wi ...

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK— As the Rikers Island Jail Complex in New York City reaches a breaking point with overcrowding, coronavirus cases, and general sanitation problems, prison reform advocates an ...

October 18, 2021
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New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

Posted by Özge Terzioğlu
|Date: April 17, 2021
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New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK — After many years of advocating to end solitary confinement, New York became t ...

By Kritika Singh NEW YORK — After many years of advocating to end solitary confinement, New York became the newest state to limit use of the practice. The passage of the Human Alternatives to Long-Ter ...

April 17, 2021
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Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

Posted by Ruby Wilks
|Date: March 02, 2021
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Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

By Kristine Aramyan NEW YORK — Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protestor who was brutally shoved to the grou ...

By Kristine Aramyan NEW YORK — Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old protestor who was brutally shoved to the ground by police has filed a lawsuit, according to court documents. The disturbing video went viral ...

March 02, 2021
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Man Who Served 3 Decades in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Not Holding Grudges

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: January 29, 2021
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Man Who Served 3 Decades in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Not Holding Grudges

By Nina Hall “I’m not holding grudges against nobody, especially not justice,” said Mark Denny, a man wh ...

By Nina Hall “I’m not holding grudges against nobody, especially not justice,” said Mark Denny, a man who had served three decades in prison for a crime he did not commit. Denny was only 16 when he w ...

January 29, 2021
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Seattle, Portland, NYC Sue Trump, Barr and Others for Unconstitutional Anarchist Memo

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 26, 2020
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Seattle, Portland, NYC Sue Trump, Barr and Others for Unconstitutional Anarchist Memo

By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen and Lauren Smith Plaintiff cities Seattle, Washington; Portland, Orego ...

By Julietta Bisharyan, Linh Nguyen and Lauren Smith Plaintiff cities Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon and New York, New York have filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief to the U. ...

October 26, 2020
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NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 06, 2020
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NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback

By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK -- On Apr 2, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a budget bill that inclu ...

By Linh Nguyen NEW YORK -- On Apr 2, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a budget bill that included a controversial change to the state’s bail law. Since Jan. 1, 2020, the New York state bail ...

April 06, 2020
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Bail Reform Is About Safety and Well-Being

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 11, 2020
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Bail Reform Is About Safety and Well-Being

By Vaidya Gullapalli In May 2010, Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested and charged ...

By Vaidya Gullapalli In May 2010, Kalief Browder, a 16-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested and charged with robbery. The allegation was that he had, along with a friend, stolen a man’s backpack. The ...

February 11, 2020
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Broken-Window Theory Put in Question

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2015
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Broken-Window Theory Put in Question

by Bernard E. Harcourt In an effort to rehabilitate the broken-windows theory, George Kelling recently di ...

by Bernard E. Harcourt In an effort to rehabilitate the broken-windows theory, George Kelling recently distanced himself from the tragic deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown and others, chalking them ...

August 19, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Is There a New Crime Wave? Columnist Says No

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 10, 2015
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Is There a New Crime Wave? Columnist Says No

Washington Post Columnist Radley Balko disputes claims that “we are in the throes of a new nationwide cri ...

Washington Post Columnist Radley Balko disputes claims that “we are in the throes of a new nationwide crime wave” due to the “chorus of police reform advocates and critics of police brutality since th ...

June 10, 2015
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My View: New York Deals With Their Public Safety Slowdown Quickly

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 10, 2015
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My View: New York Deals With Their Public Safety Slowdown Quickly

I’ve been fascinated with the New York Police Department work slowdown in response to the police shooting ...

I’ve been fascinated with the New York Police Department work slowdown in response to the police shootings and protests. As I noted last week in a column, part of that fascination is that I see paral ...

January 10, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: No One Called Out Davis Firefighters For Endangering Public Safety

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 02, 2015
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Commentary: No One Called Out Davis Firefighters For Endangering Public Safety

In response to the police shootings in New York, members of the New York Police Department, angry at the ...

In response to the police shootings in New York, members of the New York Police Department, angry at the mayor and perhaps by extension the electorate, have repeatedly turned their backs on the mayor ...

January 02, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Sunday Commentary: Violence is Not the Answer

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 21, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Violence is Not the Answer

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields i ...

"Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals." – Martin Luther King, Jr. The nation was horrified to learn that ...

December 21, 2014
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Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program

Engaging with Justice: Professor Menka’s Decolonizing UC Berkeley

Monday Morning Thoughts: Two Traditional Prosecutors Veer Hard Right on Social Media

Pride Month Crosswalks Met with Mild Protest

Silicon Valley Divorce Attorney Sued: Charged Mother $350,000 and Failed to Get BabyCam Video in Child Abuse Case

The California State Bar’s Failure to Hold Attorneys Accountable

Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 202: Marvin Zalman Talks Criminal Justice Reform

VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: Incarcerated College Students Seek to Master Higher Education

Is the EPA Lying to East Palestine Residents?

In-Depth New York Times Story on ‘How Police Violence Weighs on Black Americans’ Focuses on Psychological Strain of Police Abuse

Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes

Manhattan District Attorney Announces 20-Year Cap on Prison Sentences, Prison Only for Serious Crimes

New York State Lawmakers, ‘Exonerated Five’ Members Introduce Series of Bills that Challenge Wrongful Convictions

New York State Lawmakers, ‘Exonerated Five’ Members Introduce Series of Bills that Challenge Wrongful Convictions

Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

Multiple Deaths of Incarcerated People in Rikers Island Jail Sparks Urgency to Decarcerate Pre-Trial Detainees

New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

New York Limits Solitary Confinement with Passage of New Bill

Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

Student Opinion: 75 year old Protestor Who was Violently Pushed by Buffalo Police Files a Lawsuit

Man Who Served 3 Decades in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Not Holding Grudges

Man Who Served 3 Decades in Prison for Crime He Didn’t Commit Not Holding Grudges

Seattle, Portland, NYC Sue Trump, Barr and Others for Unconstitutional Anarchist Memo

Seattle, Portland, NYC Sue Trump, Barr and Others for Unconstitutional Anarchist Memo

NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback

NY Politicians Disagree with New NY Bail Rollback

Bail Reform Is About Safety and Well-Being

Bail Reform Is About Safety and Well-Being

Broken-Window Theory Put in Question

Broken-Window Theory Put in Question

Is There a New Crime Wave? Columnist Says No

Is There a New Crime Wave? Columnist Says No

My View: New York Deals With Their Public Safety Slowdown Quickly

My View: New York Deals With Their Public Safety Slowdown Quickly

Commentary: No One Called Out Davis Firefighters For Endangering Public Safety

Commentary: No One Called Out Davis Firefighters For Endangering Public Safety

Sunday Commentary: Violence is Not the Answer

Sunday Commentary: Violence is Not the Answer

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