Around 90 percent of criminal cases are handled by county court systems, where inflexibility on disproportionately harsh sentencing outcomes is…
The Biden administration has again voiced support for ending a law that punishes possession or distribution of crack cocaine far…
The Democratic primary for Manhattan’s next district attorney was a big mess. Leading up to the June 22 election, there…
On June 8, reporter Sam Mellins tweeted a photo of a January 6, 1999 letter from then-Queens Assistant District Attorney…
On June 15, ahead of the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the “War on Drugs,” Democratic Representatives Bonnie Watson…
Prosecutors are famous for saying they don’t make the law, they only enforce it. In recent years, prominent legal scholars…
Jeffrey Calhoun has been shot seven times and sent to prison three. Had he not been granted clemency by President…
Senator Bernie Sanders took the stage at a rally of about 25,000 supporters in Queensbridge Park, New York City on…