Locked Up
9 Incarcerated New Yorkers Got to Watch the Eclipse; For Others, It Was a ‘Cruel Joke’
"Almost everybody put the glasses on and went to the window to see if they could see it. They all wanted to see it."
6 Incarcerated New Yorkers Successfully Sue to View the Eclipse—But What About Everyone Else?
“Everything seems to come from a punitive disposition when it comes to things like seeing the eclipse. It’s like, ‘Oh, would this be something that they’ll enjoy? Let’s find a way to stop that, to take it away.’”
Incarcerated New Yorkers Want to See the Eclipse. The State Has Responded With a Lockdown
"I don't believe that just because I am incarcerated that I should be denied this opportunity."
‘People’s Lives Are At Stake’: City Council Asks NYPD What It’s Doing to Prevent Wrongful Convictions
Top cops testified before Harlem Councilmember Yusef Salaam, who spent seven years in prison on a wrongful conviction.
New York’s Prison Labor System: ‘You Got the Slaves, and You Got the Masters’
Testifying to state lawmakers, former incarcerated workers for the state’s Corcraft program described a regime of exploitation.
In Court, Rikers Officials Play For Time and Win Again
A federal judge held the Adams Administration in contempt of court for ignoring her orders on Rikers, then granted the City a two-month extension.
Many People Are Saying: Take Rikers Out of City Control
As the court monitor reports more deception and chaos in NYC jails, a growing list of advocates and experts are urging a judge to put Rikers into receivership.
Federal Government: It’s Time to Take NYC’s Jails Out of Eric Adams’s Control
The long-expected filing comes as both a federal monitor and prosecutors have lost all faith in Eric Adams to manage the city's jails.
