New Efforts Promise to Improve Judicial Transparency in New York
By Melinda Kukaj NEW YORK, NY – A nonprofit organization known as Scrutinize, devoted to judicial transparency,…
Report: Homicide Rates at All-time Low in U.S. Cities Compared to Pre-Epidemic Increases
By Roxy Benson NEW YORK, NY – Major U.S. cities are seeing rapid decreases in homicides, coming…
Think Tank Reports New York City to Take Action on its Prevalent Racial Disparities
By Olivia Biliunas NEW YORK CITY, NY – From 2013 to 2021, racial disparities in New York…
REPORT: The Impact of Bail Reform on Recidivism in New York City ‘Minimal’
By Bryan Miller and Joey Lo NEW YORK, NY – John Jay College’s Data Collaborative for Justice…
ACLU Opposes Police Department Creations of Specialized Units
By Avery Redula MEMPHIS, TN. – The National Policing Institute (NPI) has created guidelines for both state…
Special Grand Jury that Led Indictment of Trump & 18 Others Also Voted to Indict 20 More in Georgia 2020 Election Insurrection Case
By Yenah Lee ATLANTA, GE – The Fulton County special grand jury that assisted with indicting former…
New York City Faces Losing Control of Rikers Island as Jail Fails to Meet Improvement Benchmarks Agreed to in Consent Decree
By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY – Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when…
Sentencing Project’s ‘Ending Prison Tradition’ Releases Report on Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Sabir Rupal WASHINGTON, DC – Following up on its “Why Youth Incarceration Fails: An Updated Review…
U.S. Murder Rate Down, Especially in Big Cities, Early 2023 Data Show
By The Vanguard Staff BROOKLYN, NY – The U.S. “may be experiencing one of the largest annual…
Student Opinion: Environmental Effects of Public Transit in L.A and How to Fix It
By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is a city notorious for its bad traffic, and…
League of Women Voters Charges SCOTUS Concealed Gun Ruling This Past Week ‘Unconstitutional’
By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling this past week in New…
Public Defender Attacks New NY Mayor’s Homeless Tactics, Misuse of Budget $$, Especially for Police
By Jaanvi Kaur NEW YORK, NY – New York Public Defender Olayemi Olurin Monday criticized New York…
Cyrus Vance, Jr., Out as Manhattan District Attorney Soon – Opponent Skewers Him, Backs Apparent Replacement DA
Image by NBC News By Julia Urquizo MANHATTAN, NY – Cyrus Vance, Jr., is exiting his role…
