Category: The American Prospect

• ‘Hot Spot’ Cops Killed Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Hochul Wants More in New York.

  

  The controversial units have been responsible for high-profile killings and civil rights abuses in cities nationwide. Hochul doubled their state grant funding in New York — and wants to double it again.

  January 30, 2023

  Central Current, New York Focus, The American Prospect

• Parole Reform Squabble Has Left Hundreds Sitting in New York Jails

  

  New York’s prison agency is interpreting key provisions of a landmark parole reform law to keep more people locked up. A lead sponsor of the legislation calls it “appalling.”

  March 10, 2022

  New York Focus, The American Prospect