Nick Pinto
NYC Jails Watchdog Bucks Mayor Adams…For Now
The Board of Correction wouldn't sign off on an Adams administration plan to stop delivery of physical mail to incarcerated people.
Inside the Cancellation of WNYC’s ‘The Takeaway’
"This is how you treat people who do awful things. And we didn’t do anything awful. We did a show every day,” says Melissa Harris-Perry.
The Never-ending Battle Over Bail Reform
In the latest episode of the Hell Gate Podcast, we check in on the ongoing bail reform wars and hear from Prakash Churaman, who is still struggling to come to terms with his experience on Rikers.
Eric Adams’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Report Violated State Law and a Court Injunction
The mayor's press stunt last August that featured that report? It was built on hundreds of violations of the state's sealed arrest law, a judge ruled on Thursday.
NYC Jails Commissioner Revoked Watchdog’s Camera Access for Making His Department Look Bad
Newly public documents show that Louis Molina made it harder for the Board of Correction to view video of jails because he thinks the oversight agency has an "agenda."
The Police Who Engaged in Abuse During the 2020 Protests Against Unaccountable Police Abuse Are Not Being Held Accountable
A 590-page CCRB report shows many police are evading consequences for what they did during the protests
NY Lawmakers Held a 9-Hour Hearing to Ground Bail Policy in Empirical Reality. Governor Hochul Ignored It
Yes, we listened to the whole thing. Seems like Kathy Hochul did not.
NY Officials: Someone Should Do Something About All These Deadly Crashes
What will it take for the Department of Transportation to finally address the mortal danger on Ninth Street?
CityMD Will Back Down on COVID-Test Billing, Attorney General Says
A letter from the New York Attorney General's office says the medical clinic chain will stop hounding people who received COVID tests for payment, and will reimburse those who have already paid.
Erick Tavira Went to the Hospital Seeking Treatment. Instead He Died on Rikers Island
For the 17th person to die in NYC jails last year, a plea for medical help was answered with a fateful arrest.
