Solitary Confinement in NYC Jails Banned: Politicians Are Blind to the Violent Reality
Legislators like Jumaane Williams visit the jails for a photo-op and have no idea of the conditions that prevail
Read moreDetailsAdjunct Assistant Professor, John Jay College CUNY; Juris Doctor degree Widener University Law School; former Intelligence Commander of Rikers Island.
Legislators like Jumaane Williams visit the jails for a photo-op and have no idea of the conditions that prevail
Read moreDetailsPaying lip service to the official rhetoric does little to stem the tide of violence in jails
Read moreDetailsAfter years of advocacy, the Adult Survivors Act tries to bring justice
Read moreDetailsCrime fighting and proactive strategies no longer exist in the city's jails
Read moreDetailsIs the waterfront property being eyed for development as the new South Street Seaport, replete with high-end restaurants, shops, and nightclubs?
Read moreDetailsEvery one of the 5 officers had the same duty to intervene to stop the others from beating Nichols, and to render aid—none did
Read moreDetailsOn 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...
Read moreDetailsDespite the blatantly ineffectual assurances by Mayor de Blasio that the subways are safe, the situation has now become serious enough to be an issue in the upcoming mayoral campaign and the Guardian Angels have taken to patrolling the subways once again to keep the violence at bay...
Read moreDetailsThe 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...
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