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Life Inside April 12
I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
As a suicide prevention aide, I had to make sure my fellow detainees didn’t harm themselves. It was surprisingly easy to get such a complex job.
By Rashon Venable
New York State court officials watch a virtual arraignment hearing inside Manhattan criminal court in March.
Coronavirus May 1, 2020
Can’t Make Bail, Sit in Jail Even Longer Thanks to Coronavirus
With grand juries suspended, people who get arrested lose a route out.
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John J. Lennon, a journalist and prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, in 2018.
Life Inside November 13, 2019
What I Think About When I Think About Freedom
“It’s conflicting, I imagine, to hear how someone who once took a life thinks about living a good life.”
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Life Inside September 19, 2019
All I Really Need to Know I Learned on the Streets of the Garment District
“The runaways, the mobsters, the pimps—they saw me as someone credible, someone who didn’t judge them.”
By James E. Williams as told to Tim O'donnell and Zuha Siddiqui
News April 17, 2019
Took a Plea? Brooklyn's District Attorney Will Support Your Parole
Most prosecutors automatically oppose parole requests. Not Eric Gonzalez.
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Feature March 22, 2019
Inside the Battle to Close Rikers
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
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Life Inside May 24, 2018
I Followed My Mom to Prison and to a Degree
“This is the path my life had to take so I could be strong.”
By Arielle Pierre, as told to
Jabbar Collins, who spent 16 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, reached a $10 million settlement with New York City.
Commentary March 13, 2018
Let’s Put an End to Prosecutorial Immunity
“The time has come to create some level of accountability for prosecutors.”
Frederic Block
June 20, 2017 - New York, NY : Aaron Cedres poses for a portrait in Rainey Park, where he sometimes slept when he was homeless, in The Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, June 20. A felony assault charge related to a Sept. 2013 altercation outside the El Batey Lounge, where Cedres worked as a bouncer, upended the then-25-year-old’s life and left him homeless. The ordeal took a year and a half and 20 court appearances to clear up. In the end, the charges against Cedres were dismissed. CREDIT: Karsten Moran for The New York Times NYTCREDIT: Karsten Moran for The New York Times
Feature August 7, 2017
Undiscovered
Defendants say evidence laws force them to take pleas while “blindfolded.”
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Feature February 2, 2016
What’s Justice for Kids Who Kill?
Kahton Anderson and the raging raise-the-age debate.
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