Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another Rikers Detainees Are Being Transferred From One “Hellhole” to Another
Former and currently incarcerated people denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to transfer detainees as a temporary fix to the ongoing crisis at Rikers.
Oct 19, 2021 / Victoria Law
How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island How to Solve the Crisis on Rikers Island
The dangerously overcrowded and mismanaged jail must be closed—but even before then, there are things we can do right now to keep people out and send them home faster.
Oct 19, 2021 / Elizabeth Gaynes
Why Activists Are Calling on Kathy Hochul to “Free Them All” Why Activists Are Calling on Kathy Hochul to “Free Them All”
Speaking in midtown Friday, activists called on the New York governor to commute the sentences of abuse victims “as a first step towards reparations.”
Oct 15, 2021 / Victoria Law
“They Are Throwing New Yorkers Into Cages on Rikers Island in Our Name!” “They Are Throwing New Yorkers Into Cages on Rikers Island in Our Name!”
In a rare move, a group of elected officials has begun showing up in courtrooms to bear witness to the banal cruelty that keep Rikers going.
Oct 11, 2021 / Jocelyn Simonson
Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death Closing Rikers Island Is a Matter of Life and Death
Isaabdul Karim wasn’t sentenced to death. In fact, he was never sentenced at all.
Oct 6, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR A Massive Fail on Crime Reporting by “The New York Times,” NPR
Sensational stories about a “spike” in murders offer a model of how not to cover criminal justice.
Oct 6, 2021 / Column / Scott Hechinger
Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today Missouri Intends to Execute a Disabled Man Today
In spite of the the pleas of Representatives Cori Bush and Emmanuel Cleaver, Governor Mike Parson has declined to grant clemency to Ernest Johnson.
Oct 5, 2021 / Aída Chávez
Black Residents of Minneapolis Say They Need More Cops—Not Fewer Black Residents of Minneapolis Say They Need More Cops—Not Fewer
As voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the city’s police department, most Black residents want more police—who will value Black lives.
Sep 30, 2021 / Column / Ibrahim Hirsi
Cece Jones-Davis Wants to Stop an Execution Cece Jones-Davis Wants to Stop an Execution
Julius Jones is on death row in Oklahoma, but there’s a growing movement that just might save his life.
Sep 24, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022 A Tough Candidate Forum in Virginia Previews the GOP Playbook for 2022
Democratic delegate Nancy Guy is facing an über-Trumper using culture war garbage against her. And it could work.
Sep 22, 2021 / Joan Walsh