Bail Presents Tough Choices for Parents, Judge
Jun 15, 2010
Photo byludwg The purpose of bail in criminal cases was made clear last month at the United States courthouse in Brooklyn. The proceedings there also underscored what can happen when a Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:31 AM)
State Seeks to Expand DNA Database
Jun 11, 2010
Photo by ironmanixs A rendition of DNA on display at the Naturalis Museum in Leyden, The Netherlands. Tyrone Williams raped, sodomized, sexually assaulted and robbed more than seven women across three Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:39 PM)
Court Sets High Bar for 'Egregious
May 25, 2010
Squibs of California In New York State -- and in New York only -- a contested divorce requires proof of fault. One party must allege and prove that the other spouse's Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:44 PM)
The Price of Increased Surveillance
May 21, 2010
Photos by Andy Humm One of the dozens of cameras -- government and private -- that keep watch on Times Square. There are 82 police cameras and others cameras from stores trained Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 08:11 AM)
No-Fault Divorce Creates Strange Bedfellows
May 20, 2010
CC BY-SA 2.0 There is no denying that divorce in New York can be an ugly process. Yes, even uglier than in most states. When North Dakota in 1985 adopted a Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 02:04 PM)
Cuts Burn Fire Department
May 10, 2010
Photo (cc) 2010 jamie_hladky A proposal to slash 20 fire companies from the Fire Department's ranks does more than irk firefighters. It burns them. A crowd of elected officials Last Updated (Friday, March 16, 2012 10:15 AM)
Council, Courts End the 'Tenant Blacklist'
Apr 27, 2010
Photo 2010 Oates Ritthichai The term "blacklisting," usually associated with 1950's McCarthyism, has taken on a new meaning. The blacklisted in 21st century New York have been people applying for apartments Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:55 PM)
Police Need New Approach to Deal with the Mentaly Ill
Apr 06, 2010
/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/leia/ In 2008, New York City police arrived at the Bedford Stuyvesant home of Iman Morales, a 35-year old man with a psychiatric diagnosis. Distraught and naked, Morales had climbed out Last Updated (Wednesday, January 23, 2013 07:18 AM)
Suits Would Burden Foster Parents, Court Rules
Mar 23, 2010
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katiecowden/ Jacob Harris was born in 2004, with traces of cocaine, opiates, marijuana and methadone in his body Dutchess County child welfare officials placed him with a foster mother, Diane Sherwood, Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:43 PM)
Fewer Prisoners, Fewer Prisons?
Mar 17, 2010
CC BY-SA 2.0 The Marcy Correctional Facility in upstate Oneida County. It seems simple. With prison populations declining and crime rates plummeting, Gov. David Paterson has proposed closing four upstate Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:38 PM) |