New York City Cops Can Always Tell by Just the Smell by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon As far as marijuana is concerned, the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) has little need for a canine corps. The city’s two-legged, blue-clad human-type cops seem to have the best olfactory sense …
New York Civil Liberties Union: Trapped Inside - The Past, Present, and Future of Solitary Confinement in New York, 2019 TRAPPED INSIDE: The Past, Present, and Future of Solitary Confinement in New York OCTOBER 2019 1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report was authored by Data and Research Strategist Michelle Shames and Senior …
New York State Police, Trooper James L. Distasi Unsustained Complaint, 2019 Involved Member(s): Trooper James L Distasi Case Type: Critical Incident Case Number: DCN2018-0346 Finding: Closed by Investigation Complainant: Captain Lawrence A Muller PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BUREAU PERSONNEL COMPLAINT TRACKING D(:N: 20190346 CTV: F5656 REGION: South LEVEL: 4 TYPE: Cl Subiect(s): …
New York State Police, Trooper Kyle S. Wulf Disciplinary Records, 2019 Involved Member(s): Trooper Kyle S Wulf Case Type: Personnel Complaint Case Number: DCN2019-0099 Finding: Founded Complainant: Sgt. Dean Andrikut 4 w RK ATE State Police KEITH M. CORLETT Superintendent ANDREW M. CUOMO Governor LETTER OF CENSURE September 12, 2019 …
New York State Police, Troopers Robert Costa, Freddy Lopez, John P. Dirusso, and Michael A. Bayer Letters of Censure, 2019 Involved Member(s): Trooper Robert Costa Trooper Freddy Lopez Trooper John P Dirusso Trooper Michael A Bayer Case Type: Personnel Complaint Case Number: DCN2019-0054 Finding: Founded Complainant: Captain Paul M Dequarto …
Second Circuit Holds NY Sodomy Not ‘Prior Sex Conviction’ for Purposes of Federal Statute Mandating Life Sentence for Repeat Sex Offenders by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that a prior conviction for sodomy under New York law is not a …
NYU Study Shows ‘Predictive Policing Systems’ Promote Bad Data, Bad Policing by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell A New York University study shows that “predictive policing” does nothing to prevent crime but actually increases bad policing in cities already struggling with corrupt police forces. This means that in at least …
Change to New York Misdemeanor Definition May Benefit Non-Citizens by Michael Berk by Michael Berk New York’s new amendment to its penal code reduces the maximum sentence for Class A misdemeanor offenses to 364 days. The previous maximum punishment was one year in jail. The One Day to Protect New …
New York Court of Appeals: Jury Trial Right Attaches to Deportable Crimes Punishable by Less Than Six Months in Jail by David Reutter by David Reutter As a matter of first impression, the Court of Appeals of New York ruled that a noncitizen defendant charged with state crimes that carry …
$1 Million Settlement for NYC Crime Lab Tech Who Blew Whistle on Use of Untested DNA Tests for Decades by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Television crime dramas like Bones and CSI that depict sterile, efficient crime labs seem to be little more than good art imitating bad life as …
NYC Program Helps Former Prisoners Realize Their Dream by A vast majority of prisoners dream of getting out of prison and staying out. They talk about it, and most plan for it. A program in New York City called “Getting Out and Staying Out,” or “GOSO” for short, helps former …
New York City’s Bail Success Story by Bill Barton by Bill Barton A new study that analyzed more than 5 million criminal cases in New York City — beginning in 1987 — intimates that the city has “already done a better job of slashing its use of bail and jail …
NY DOC-Securus Contract 2017-2022 APPENDIX A STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NEW YORK STATE CONTRACTS PLEASE RETAIN THIS DOCUMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. January 2014 STANDARD CLAUSES FOR NYS CONTRACTS APPENDIX A TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. Executory Clause 3 2. Non-Assignment Clause 3 3. Comptroller’s Approval 3 4. Workers’ Compensation Benefits 3 …
Vega v. Semple, NY, Amicus Brief, Environmental Impact of Prisoners, 2019 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse 40 Foley Square, New York, NY 10007 Telephone: 212-857-8500 MOTION INFORMATION STATEMENT 18-3176-pr Docket Number(s): ________________________________________ _______________Caption [use short title]_____________________ Leave to File Amicus Brief Motion …
Issue #9 From The Inside Out, Prison Watch, 2019 89 Market Street, 6th Floor | Newark, NJ 07102 | 973-643-1924 “FROM THE INSIDE OUT” This report was created by Program Director Bonnie Kerness (973-410-3978/ bkerness@afsc.org), Interns Yajedah (Jada) West and Demecis Matias, and with further assistance from Ojore Lutalo. Both …
Taxpayers Foot Bill After Man Beaten by Cops and Ignored by CMC Loses Leg by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Green Island, New York, taxpayers will pay $375,000 to settle a federal lawsuit after police there beat a man so badly his leg had to be amputated when jail medical …
Misconduct Suits Against New York City Police Department on the Rise by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney After two years of being on the decline, misconduct suits against New York City’s Police Department (“NYPD”) are on the rise. In 2018, there were 1,586 claims filed compared with 1,391 submitted in …
Judge Weinstein Holds that an Appeal Waiver Provision in a Plea Agreement that Seeks a Waiver of All Collateral Rights Is Impermissible Under the Constitution Unless it Specifically Enumerates All Exceptions Required by Law So that a Defendant Has Notice by Punch & Jurists by Punch & Jurists In Chua, …
