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Feature March 22, 2019
Inside the Battle to Close Rikers
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
By Maurice Chammah
June 20, 2017 - New York, NY : Aaron Cedres poses for a portrait in Rainey Park, where he sometimes slept when he was homeless, in The Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, June 20. A felony assault charge related to a Sept. 2013 altercation outside the El Batey Lounge, where Cedres worked as a bouncer, upended the then-25-year-old's life and left him homeless. The ordeal took a year and a half and 20 court appearances to clear up. In the end, the charges against Cedres were dismissed. CREDIT: Karsten Moran for The New York Times NYTCREDIT: Karsten Moran for The New York Times
Feature August 7, 2017
Undiscovered
Defendants say evidence laws force them to take pleas while “blindfolded.”
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside April 27, 2017
I Escaped My Manic Demons, but My Clients Usually Can’t
A social worker struggles to keep the mentally ill poor out of jail.
By Kristen Anderson
Bronx Criminal Court on 161st Street in New York City.
Life Inside August 11, 2016
I'm a Judge and I Think Criminal Court Is Horrifying
“I was shocked at the ​casual racism emanating from the bench.​”
By Hon. Shelley C. Chapman
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