By Marc Bullaro

On Dec. 31, 2021 the New York Times published an article entitled "Behind the Violence at Rikers, Decades of Mismanagement and Dysfunction" by Jan Ransom and Bianca Pallaro. The article was interesting and made some strong points. However, as someone who was an integral part of the system, I assure...

The issue is not whether the death penalty is constitutional; it is. The crimes committed by the condemned inmates were abhorrent. However, 10 people have been executed since July 2020-- seven of them just weeks before the presidential election in November, and one executed on Dec 10, International Human Rights...

Trump has stated, “I would raise a billion dollars in one day, if I wanted to...So I call the head of Exxon... Hi, how are you doing? How's energy coming? Oh, you need a couple of permits, huh? Okay." Is he planning to do precisely this?

As a retired NYC Assistant Deputy Warden and former union official with almost 29 years of service with NYC, I can personally speak about the Correction Department and I can suggest many options that would save the jobs of what amounts to 7% of the NYC workforce.

There have been debates and discussions galore as to whether a sitting president can be indicted, and the prevailing view is that he can't. The axiom "No one is above the law" is nothing more than Pollyannish optimism. We would all like to believe that to be true, but it's...

The original intent when the framers of the Constitution adopted what was acknowledged to be the monarchical power of the pardon was not to favor an individual, but to restore tranquility to the country after times of strife; for example, pardoning Confederate soldiers after the Civil War. Today, it is...

The risk of suicide increases in jail because of the unique characteristics of a jail environment. Hence, every inmate is a suicide risk to some degree. Epstein was the quintessential target, and was likely being extorted by other inmates because of the infamous criminal charges, notoriety, and wealth.