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Study Reveals How NY Judges Undermine Bail Reform

Study Reveals How NY Judges Undermine Bail Reform

Nick Pinto

January 13, 2025

58 posts

Ending the 'Last Vestiges of Slavery' in New York

Ending the 'Last Vestiges of Slavery' in New York

Nicholas Brooks

January 08, 2025

Night Falls on Rikers

Night Falls on Rikers

Hell Gate

January 03, 2025

Federal Judge Concludes NY's Politicians Are Unfit to Oversee Rikers

Federal Judge Concludes NY's Politicians Are Unfit to Oversee Rikers

Nick Pinto

November 27, 2024

As Rikers Fills Up Again, the Adams Administration Plans to Break Its Own Rules on Overcrowding

As Rikers Fills Up Again, the Adams Administration Plans to Break Its Own Rules on Overcrowding

Nick Pinto

November 12, 2024

Rikers Whistleblower Says Illegal Solitary Confinement Scheme Will 'Haunt Me Forever'

Rikers Whistleblower Says Illegal Solitary Confinement Scheme Will 'Haunt Me Forever'

Erin Durkin

October 09, 2024

Who’s in Charge of Rikers Has to Change, Judge Says

Who’s in Charge of Rikers Has to Change, Judge Says

Nick Pinto

September 27, 2024

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

Jared Bozydaj

July 17, 2024

If You Were Holding Your Breath for a Federal Court to Take Over Rikers, You’d Be Dead by Now

If You Were Holding Your Breath for a Federal Court to Take Over Rikers, You’d Be Dead by Now

Nick Pinto

July 09, 2024

Will the Mayor’s Appointees Implement the Solitary Ban the Mayor Tried to Kill?

Will the Mayor’s Appointees Implement the Solitary Ban the Mayor Tried to Kill?

Nick Pinto

June 24, 2024

9 Incarcerated New Yorkers Got to Watch the Eclipse; For Others, It Was a ‘Cruel Joke’

9 Incarcerated New Yorkers Got to Watch the Eclipse; For Others, It Was a ‘Cruel Joke’

Rebecca McCray

April 09, 2024

6 Incarcerated New Yorkers Successfully Sue to View the Eclipse—But What About Everyone Else?

6 Incarcerated New Yorkers Successfully Sue to View the Eclipse—But What About Everyone Else?

Rebecca McCray

April 04, 2024