The End of the Rockefeller Era
Apr 27, 2009
Gotham Gazette image by Ya-Hsuan Huang Thirty-five years after New York's criminal justice system was invaded by a misguided and counterproductive legislative scheme to fight the "war on drugs," there is Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:54 PM)
Failed Justice: Convicted but Innocent
Apr 20, 2009
Photo (cc) mag3737 How does one move on from a wrongful conviction? With Dr. Seuss's pink hardcover of "Oh Say Can You Say?" tucked under his right arm, Alan Newton politely follows Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:21 AM)
A Tangle of Problems Links Prison, Foster Care
Apr 13, 2009
Photo (cc) sean94110 Wanda Chambers came to understand motherhood in an unlikely setting: the solitude of a maximum-security prison. Chambers, now 41, had struggled with addiction for years; she had tried treatment Last Updated (Friday, May 25, 2012 11:21 AM)
Court Limits 'Today Only' Plea Bargains
Mar 20, 2009
Plea "bargains," which are not necessarily bargains for any of the participants, are what keep the criminal justice system from collapsing under the weight of the number of cases. In Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:27 AM)
How to Fight an International Landlord
Mar 16, 2009
Photo (cc) TAPorto In late 2007, East Harlem tenant, Victor Calentre opened his rent check to find an additional bill charging several hundred dollars for unspecified repairs he knew nothing about. Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:57 PM)
The Tough Battle to Repeal Tough Drug Laws
Mar 11, 2009
Photo (cc) llimllib "This is the year to reform the Rockefeller drug laws," Gov. David Paterson has just finished saying Tuesday morning in Albany. He stands before a crowd of hundreds Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:57 PM)
Court Upholds a Hole in 'Safety Net'
Mar 02, 2009
Photo (cc) Tracy Collins A woman at an anti-eviction block party in Bergen Hill, Brooklyn The New York Court of Appeals has ended years of litigation with its recent decision that the Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:49 PM)
Trying -- Again -- to Change the Drug Laws
Feb 04, 2009
Photo (c) >Sahu. Used with permission. For decades, activists have pressed leaders in New York State to repeal laws that mandate long sentences for drug offenders. The legislature has made some Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:41 PM)
Protection for Abuse Victims
Jan 23, 2009
Metro North Owners LLC v Sonya Thorpe appears, at first, to be a typical New York City landlord-tenant case. But it has resulted in an atypical dismissal of the eviction Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:23 AM)
Going Beyond the Maximum in a Gun Case
Dec 23, 2008
Photo (cc) Josh Mason The United States Court of Appeals in New York has upheld the sentence imposed by a federal judge although it was stiffer than the guidelines |