Commentary
May 31
It's Time to Change the Way the Media Covers Crime
Ava DuVernay's 'When They See Us' revisits the Central Park jogger case. Here’s what we’ve learned since then
Feature
March 22
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
News
March 14
Judges have drastically cut back on bail and jail in criminal cases, a new study shows. And defendants are still showing up in court.
Analysis
September 12, 2018
As the NYPD slows arrests for fare evasion, neighborhoods of color remain a target.
Feature
September 3, 2018
Andrew Goldstein's crime set in motion a dramatic shift in how we care for the violent mentally ill. Including for himself—when he's released this month.
Feature
July 23, 2018
How Donald Trump’s war on immigrants is playing out in his hometown.
Feature
April 29
Vance the philanthropist, Vance and the game of hide-the-evidence, Vance and the rise of the reform DA.
News
March 28, 2018
Even after the high-profile death of Kalief Browder, jails in the rest of the state routinely isolate juveniles.
News
February 26, 2018
Court Watch NYC is the latest local group monitoring the criminal justice system as it happens.