Criminal Justice News

Kathy Hochul

Attica, Marcy, Mid-State: Advocates Want These Prisons Tied to Brutality Shut Down

June 10, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 9, 2025, 4:48 p.m.

Gov. Hochul’s plan to close up to three prisons reignites debate over safety, justice and rural economics.

Crime

Fake Immigration Courts Take Advantage of Immigrants Desperate for Answers

June 9, 2025, 2:53 p.m.June 9, 2025, 2:53 p.m.

Immigrants seeking legal help online to protect themselves from Trump’s deportation plans are increasingly falling prey to costly scams.

Brooklyn

Operators of ‘Grabba’ Tobacco Sweatshop Charged With Wage Theft, Reckless Endangerment

June 4, 2025, 1:37 p.m.June 5, 2025, 2:10 p.m.

In a 74-count indictment, Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez charged HotHead Grabba, its owner and top managers in connection with alleged wage theft and health hazards in a tobacco sweatshop empire.

Metal gates lock in detainees at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center on Rikers Island.

Criminal Justice

Under a Remediation Manager, Who Will Actually Control Rikers Island?

May 20, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 20, 2025, 10:49 a.m.

Multiple former Department of Correction officials and government insiders told THE CITY that a federal judge’s decision to create the role sows confusion.

Manhattan DA candidates Alvin Bragg, left, and Patrick Timmins are seen in a diptych image.

Campaign 2025

Who’s Running for District Attorney in NYC in 2025

May 14, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 15, 2025, 4:21 p.m.

Candidates in Manhattan and Brooklyn will be on the ballot.

An illustration shows two correction officers holding down an incarcerated man wearing an orange jumpsuit while nurses stand outside in the hallway.

Criminal Justice

When Prison Nurses Must Choose Between Loyalty to Abusive Guards and Devotion to Patients

May 1, 2025, 6:01 a.m.May 1, 2025, 3:05 p.m.

In dozens of cases, medical personnel in New York prisons were accused of covering up beatings — some under pressure — and rarely faced punishment.

An illustration shows an infirmary room with a hospital bed with orange blood splattered on it; a chair, a desk with a computer on it; a sink and a countertop; and broken glass on the floor.

Prisons

Hidden from Cameras, New York State Prison Infirmaries Became ‘Torture Chambers’

April 30, 2025, 6:01 a.m.May 1, 2025, 2:33 p.m.

After guards beat Robert Brooks to death in December, The Marshall Project found dozens more allegations of abuse in medical rooms.

Criminal Justice

Framework in Place to Roll Back Some of New York’s Discovery Reform Law

April 15, 2025, 8:17 p.m.April 15, 2025, 8:17 p.m.

That could give judges new discretion to determine the importance of missing evidence before deciding whether to dismiss a case.

City Hall

City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island

April 15, 2025, 1:49 p.m.April 15, 2025, 1:50 p.m.

Council attorneys argue that in inviting immigration enforcers the mayor violated conflict of interest laws that bar public servants from getting benefits from their job, citing his deal with Trump’s Department of Justice.

The Horizon Juvenile Center in the Mott Haven.

Juvenile Justice

City’s Youth Lockups Are Failing Vulnerable Detainees, State Audit Finds

April 10, 2025, 5:28 p.m.April 10, 2025, 5:28 p.m.

The report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli blames the istration for Children’s Services for a raft of issues concerning operations and oversight.

Criminal Justice

Attica, Marcy, Mid-State: Advocates Want These Prisons Tied to Brutality Shut Down

Fake Immigration Courts Take Advantage of Immigrants Desperate for Answers

Operators of ‘Grabba’ Tobacco Sweatshop Charged With Wage Theft, Reckless Endangerment

Under a Remediation Manager, Who Will Actually Control Rikers Island?

Who’s Running for District Attorney in NYC in 2025

When Prison Nurses Must Choose Between Loyalty to Abusive Guards and Devotion to Patients

Hidden from Cameras, New York State Prison Infirmaries Became ‘Torture Chambers’

Framework in Place to Roll Back Some of New York’s Discovery Reform Law

City Council Sues Eric Adams Over Executive Order Allowing ICE Back Onto Rikers Island

City’s Youth Lockups Are Failing Vulnerable Detainees, State Audit Finds

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