Criminal Justice
Posted inNYPD
Eight times since 2019, NYPD officers shot or tased someone while responding to a 911 mental health call — despite completing the department's crisis intervention program, a review by THE CITY found.
Posted inCriminal Justice
NYPD Still Illegally Stopping New Yorkers 12 Years After Court Ruling, Monitor Finds
Illegal stops, missing paperwork and weak discipline remain widespread despite federal oversight.
Posted inCourts
Blizzard Disrupts City’s Criminal Courts Already Seeing Long Delays
The Legal Aid Society told a judge that police and Brooklyn prosecutors were holding people past the 24-hour legal limit — including someone arrested for double-parking.
Posted inJails and Prisons
Mamdani Moves to End Rikers Emergency Orders, Implement Solitary Reforms
The mayor's action plan tackles crisis measures dating to 2021, but some major changes require court sign-off.
Posted inJails and Prisons
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Rikers? We Asked 4 Experts for Their Ideas
As remediation manager Nicholas Deml and commissioner Stanley Richards take over, veterans of NYC's troubled jail system discuss the biggest challenges they face and ways to solve them.
Posted inCriminal Justice
NYC’s Investigation Into Rikers ‘Deadlocking’ Drags on for More than 450 Days
A probe into a whistleblower’s accusations has stretched past a year as questions linger over solitary-like confinement inside city jails.
Posted inJails and Prisons
Who Is Nicholas Deml, the Newly Named Rikers ‘Remediation Manager’?
A onetime CIA officer and former Vermont corrections commissioner, Deml was selected by Judge Laura Taylor Swain to implement sweeping jail reforms.
Posted inHow to New York
Beyond the Headlines: How to Read NYC Crime Stats Like a Pro
While major crimes like murder and robbery are declining, researchers say housing, poverty, and quality-of-life factors also shape how safe neighborhoods feel.
Posted inJails and Prisons
Assaults, Chaos and Deception: New Rikers Report Details Widespread Dysfunction
A monitor overseeing the Department of Correction described ongoing jail violence and an agency unwilling to cooperate. Meanwhile, a judge has yet to appoint a promised "remediation manager.”
Posted inCity Government
Paper to Pixels: DOC Tests Digital Logbooks Years After Watchdog Rebuke
The New York City Department of Correction has begun piloting an electronic record system after investigators found handwritten logs masked hundreds of violent incidents.

