Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries announces $1 million in funds to help Black veterans group By Isabel Song Beer
Politics Rivera introduces bill to identify incarcerated people for alternative release By Max Parrott
Health Rikers Island crisis: Formerly incarcerated leaders and allies demand urgent humanitarian action in facility By Isabel Song Beer
Health Mayor Adams appoints Rikers Island task force to address crisis of neglect and death By Isabel Song Beer
Health Formerly incarcerated New Yorkers rally in the state capitol to call for sentencing reform By Isabel Song Beer
Police & Fire New York tweaks bail reform to make it easier to detain people for repeat theft By Marina Villeneuve, AP
Courts de Blasio touts faster inmate processing time on Rikers Island as sign of easing crisis By Robert Pozarycki
Queens Bill that would reduce re-incarceration due to minor parole violations awaits Cuomo’s signature By Julia Moro
Courts Solitary ending at NYC jails, but incarcerated at Rikers need more COVID-19 vaccines By Ariama C. Long
Gay City News West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete
QNS Sen. James Sanders delivers annual ‘Tuvalu Challenge’ address from the waters off Rockaway Beach to cap Earth Day celebration