Corrections-Based Responses to the Opioid Epidemic, Vera Institute of Justice, 2018 March 2018 Corrections-Based Responses to the Opioid Epidemic: Lessons from New York State’s Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Program Vedan Anthony-North, Leah G. Pope, Stephanie Pottinger, and Isaac Sederbaum From the Director The numbers behind America’s current opioid crisis …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Report, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Jacob Kang-Brown, Oliver Hinds, Jasmine Heiss, and Olive Lu June 2018 From The Director The turn of the century marked a new direction for the nation’s prisons and jails: after three decades of …
Vera Institute of Justice--The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration Fact Sheet, 2018 The New Dynamics of Mass Incarceration After decades of continuous and unified growth across all states from the 1970s to the early 2000s, the landscape of U.S. incarceration fragmented into distinct trends. The last decade has been characterized …
NYC Board of Correction: Second Assessment of the New York City Department of Correction Inmate Grievance System, 2018 Second Assessment of the New York City Department of Correction Inmate Grievance System June 2018 Table of Contents I. Background ..................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Summary of Findings .................................................................................................................... 5 III. Recommendations for Improving …
Families Against Mandatory Minimums: Everywhere and Nowhere -- Compassionate Release in the States, 2018 Everywhere and Nowhere Compassionate Release in the States By Mary Price June 2018 1 About the Author Mary Price is general counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM). She directs the FAMM Litigation Project and advocates …
Eric Schneiderman, Once a Champion of Women, Now Accused of Assaulting Four by Steve Horn by Steve Horn Eric Schneiderman, who resigned as New York’s Attorney General May 8, had a record of supporting legislation and criminal law enforcement to protect women from sexual abuse. However, allegations surfaced that he …
U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Split Among Circuit Courts of Appeals on Tax Code § 7212(a) by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States reversed a defendant’s conviction for violating the second clause of 26 U.S.C.S. § 7212(a) (“Omnibus Clause”). In doing so, the Court announced …
NY petition for approval to transfer control of Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions to Securus Technologies, Inc., 2018 BEFORE THE NEW YORK PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Joint Petition of TKC Holdings, Inc., Inmate Calling Solutions, LLC d/b/a ICSolutions Matter/Case No. - - - - - and Securus Technologies, Inc. for …
‘Broken Windows’ Policing Results in Police Lying About Unlawful Stops by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke “Broken windows” policing has not been linked to a reduction in serious crime, but it has been linked to an increase in police lying. “Broken windows” policing is based on the belief that aggressive …
New York Times Investigation Spotlights NYPD Practice of ‘Testilying’ by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna An extensive New York Times investigation of the New York Police Department has uncovered that “at least 25 instances were found where judges or prosecutors reportedly determined that a cop’s testimony was likely untrue or …
NY DOCCS Rates as of May 2018 5/15/2018 NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Wyoming Correctional Facility Group Donates Money The Wyoming Correctional Facility Diversity Management Committee recently donated the proceeds from a fundraising effort to two local charities. To read more, click here. Arun Gandhi Opens Season for …
$150,000 Jury Award Against NYPD for Excessive Force, False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A 45-year-old man who was arrested for public urination was awarded $150,000 after a jury found that officers of the New York Police Department used excessive force during his unlawful arrest. On …
The Osborne Association Report, May, 2018, The High Costs of Low Risk - The Crisis of America’s Aging Prison Population The High Costs of Low Risk: The Crisis of America’s Aging Prison Population The Osborne Association May 2018 Executive Summary Executive Summary During the past four decades, we have experienced …
New York Times Investigation Spotlights NYPD Practice of ‘Testilying’ by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna An extensive New York Times investigation of the New York Police Department has uncovered that “at least 25 instances were found where judges or prosecutors reportedly determined that a cop’s testimony was likely untrue or …
NYU Students Form Dollar Bail Brigade to Help Free New Yorkers Held on $1 Bail by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Judges in New York City courtrooms have an unusual option when it comes to the pre-trial release of a defendant charged with a minor crime: $1 bail. Hundreds of …
Asset Forfeitures Fund New York DA’s Office Bonuses by An investigation by Newsday has uncovered records showing bonus payments to Suffolk County, New York district attorney employees that totaled $3.25 million since 2012. The source of those funds? Assets seized in criminal cases. Deputy chief homicide prosecutor Robert Biancavilla received …
N.Y.’s Top Court Clarifies Freedom of Information Exemption for Disclosure of Confidential Sources of Information by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The New York Court of Appeals made an important clarification to an exemption to the state’s Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”), which restricts access to records compiled for law …
“Get Out of Jail” Free Cards for Cops’ Family, Friends Cut by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (“PBA”), New York City’s largest police union, cut the number of “get out of jail free” cards given to officers for their friends and family. In years past, cops were …
New York Court of Appeals: Defendant Denied Right to Speedy Trial After 6-Year Delay by Richard Resch by Richard Resch On May 24, 2008, Reginald Wiggins and codefendant Jamal Armstead were involved in an altercation in which a 15-year-old bystander was shot and killed. They were arrested and charged with …
$170,000 to Man After Detective "Went Too Far" by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis Truck driver Frank McClellan, 36, was awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and another $20,000 in punitive exemplary damages against a Rensselaer, New York police detective for numerous Fourth Amendment violations. The detective plans to appeal the …
