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Colin Absolam, who was facing deportation after being released on parole from prison, was pardoned on Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
News January 30, 2020
Colin Absolam, an Immigrant Facing Deportation, Pardoned by Gov. Cuomo
His lawyer said he remained in custody in an ICE detention facility.
By Marshall Project Staff
Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, D-Brooklyn, has been sponsoring discovery bills for years.
News April 1, 2019
“Blindfold” Off: New York Overhauls Pretrial Evidence Rules
Prosecutors will be required to turn over information to the defense much earlier in a criminal case, among other changes.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrives to deliver his State of the State address in Albany, N.Y., in January of 2018.
News January 3, 2018
How New York Could Change the Game for Its Criminal Defendants
Soon after a Marshall Project story, the governor proposes changes to an “outdated” evidence law.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Demonstrators in Nyack, N.Y., protested when Kathy Boudin's 20-years-to-life sentence was up for review by the state parole board for the first time in 2001.
News January 5, 2017
A Parole Hearing in New York, With a Governor’s Blessing This Time
A ‘60s radical faces very different political atmosphere than her co-defendant did a decade ago.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act into law at the Capitol in Albany on Jan. 15, 2013.
Commentary December 2, 2015
New York Disarms the ‘Mentally Ill’
Why mental health experts are up in arms.
By James B. Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr
The Arthur Kill Correctional Facility on Staten Island, above, will soon open as a movie studio.
The Lowdown January 29, 2015
Converted Cellblocks
The many ways we recycle vacant prisons.
By Alysia Santo
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