All news on the topic: Criminal Justice Reforms

Governor Kathy Hochul took a moment to celebrate at her desk this week, patting herself on the back for figuring out how to curb retail theft. Who would have thought? By arresting shoplifters and proceeding with prosecutions, theft is discouraged!

On Monday, President Donald Trump made a wise decision by signing an executive order that warned of cutting off federal funding to state and local governments that have eliminated cash bail

We aren't helping teenagers by allowing them to think that wild behavior is acceptable — through his takeover of the DC police, Donald Trump is making it clear he won't tolerate it

One of the saddest parts of Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign is his promises to achieve for the city what he couldn't, or didn't, during his more than ten years as New York's governor

A New York appellate court is ordering a new trial for a convicted killer, Donald White, because — wait for it — his buddy was kicked out of the courtroom for napping.

Scotty Enoe, an employee at CVS, and Charles Brito, a homeless repeat shoplifter, have recently fallen victim to the catastrophic criminal justice reforms in New York

Following another intense weekend of teen gun violence in Albany, local Democrats are tacitly acknowledging that long-standing District Attorney David Soares had been correct all along

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday got a well-deserved scolding from congressmen outraged over her efforts to protect illegal-immigrant criminals from ICE agents.

The left's assurances of "redemption and rehabilitation" concealed the realities concerning criminal offenders, much like the White House misrepresented Joe Biden's inability

Albany's modifications to the discovery law provide us with the resources necessary to address the dramatic rise in case dismissals we've observed in recent years

Lefty immigration insanity and a soft-on-crime criminal-justice system just let two more young terrors — in Colorado and New York — escape consequences.

The underage migrant "Diablos de la 42" gang has terrorized the five boroughs -- but it's the cops who are handcuffed due to lax state laws.

Evette Jeffrey, a 16-year-old innocent bystander with her whole future ahead of her, was doing nothing more than riding her scooter outside a Bronx school when cops believe a 14-year-old boy — 14! — shot her dead.

The tiny Diablos of 42nd Street — Tren de Aragua's junior varsity team — serve as the prime example against progressive state and city policies that strengthen youth street gangs

"We emphasized that we will give kids every opportunity," said a former prosecutor from the Bronx. "The system is designed to help kids exit it."

Anyone who believes that the agreement on the state's discovery laws announced by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Tuesday will greatly reduce crime should reconsider

Governor Kathy Hochul must remain steadfast until her reasonable reforms on involuntary commitment and discovery law are secured, regardless of how delayed the state budget becomes

Two extreme pieces of legislation, the Elder Parole Bill and the Fair and Timely Parole Act, will unlock prison gates, permitting convicted murderers and violent offenders to be released

Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly is launching her campaign for re-election by traveling to Albany on Tuesday to call for amendments to what she views as a pro-criminal discovery law

A source mentioned that Judge Wanda “Wendy” Licitra of Queens Criminal Court is solely focused on the defendant, with her primary concern being, "How can I get this person released from jail?"

"The repeat offenses we're experiencing in our city are due to the laws he enacted," Adams stated

New York's state Legislature refuses to amend a radical law that's denying justice to thousands of crime victims — and letting criminal defendants off scot-free.

Though Andrew Cuomo's criminal-justice reforms sent crime soaring, he’s nonetheless doubling down on them as he runs for mayor — because, he says, bail reform “righted a terrible wrong.”

The most problematic judges in New York City's criminal courts are releasing violent offenders at an alarming rate before their trials, with some of them letting go of defendants over 80% of the time

Two teenagers were shot near the Governor's Mansion last week, leading Albany's mayor to announce that the city is "flooded with guns" — months after Democrats removed District Attorney David Soares for attributing the gun epidemic to flawed criminal justice reforms