Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed the Child Victims Act, which gives survivors of childhood sexual abuse more access to pursue their abusers in court.
Crime and Justice
Proposal To Raise Inmate Pay In New York State prisons
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There’s a proposal to raise the salary that inmates in New York State get for doing certain jobs in prison.
Feds To Investigate Heat And Power Failures At New York Jail
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The Department of Justice is asking its Office of the Inspector General to investigate how inmates in a Brooklyn jail were left in cells without heat or power for days.
Crime and Justice
Criminal Justice Reformers Hope To See Action From New York Lawmakers Soon
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New York lawmakers say it’s likely they will vote soon to end cash bail and make other changes to help defendants who they say are unfairly treated in in the state’s criminal justice system.
Crime and Justice
PA Police Now Limited In Flagging Undocumented Immigrants To ICE
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Last year, ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the Pennsylvania State Police had no guidelines preventing troopers from engaging in behavior that raised questions of racial profiling and unlawful arrests. That behavior is now forbidden in Pennsylvania,
Crime and Justice
PA Prisoners With Mental Illnesses Face Long Waits For Treatment In State Hospitals
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Three years since the state Department of Human Services first settled a lawsuit with the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Pennsylvania says the situation is improving, but the state still hasn’t met the terms of the settlement.
The Child Victims Act’s Unique Effect On The Roman Catholic Church
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The one-year look-back period in New York’s Child Victims Act does a lot, but its effect might be different on the Catholic Church than other institutions.
Cornell Law Students Saw Signs Of Trauma Among Children At US-Mexico Border
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In January, a group of Cornell Law students and one of their professors returned from working at the U.S. Mexico border. They were providing free legal help to families in Texas and Tijuana. Some of the children’s behavior was unsettling to the students.
New York Jury Hears Closing Arguments In Dramatic ‘El Chapo’ Trial
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Prosecutor Andrea Goldbarg said in her closing arguments that Joaquín Guzmán led the Sinaloa drug cartel. Dozens of witnesses said he tortured and killed people and that he bribed officials in Mexico.
Morning Edition
Gov. Cuomo Calls For Investigation Into Strip Searching At Binghamton Middle School
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Governor Cuomo is calling on the New York State Education Department to investigate accusations that staff members at East Middle School strip searched four African-American girls in mid-January. In a press release, his office called the allegations “deeply disturbing and raise serious concerns of racial and gender bias.”
Binghamton Residents Rally Over Student Strip Searches
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About 200 residents rallied Tuesday outside East Middle School in a call-out to Binghamton’s School District. The rally was a response to claims by four African-American girls that staff members strip searched them a couple of weeks ago for giddiness and possibly possessing drugs.