Governments’ Go-To Vendors Get it Done
Thousands of firms that supply goods to governments in New York State and elsewhere are not manufacturers themselves but middlemen with two or three employees.
View ArticleJuvenile Offenders Shackled Illegally, Judge Rules
A justice in State Supreme Court says the current policy calling for the routine use of restraints violates state law.
View ArticleFor Lil Wayne, 3rd Time Is Not the Charm
After two false starts, Lil Wayne was finally sentenced on weapon charges on Monday, but not before getting the celebrity treatment outside the courthouse, and a hero's welcome inside.
View ArticleCourthouse Prison Break, Part 2
For the second time in a month, a suspect escaped from a courthouse after posing as another prisoner during an arraignment.
View ArticleCity to Pay $33 Million to Inmates Who Were Illegally Strip Searched
The city agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from the illegal strip search of nonviolent inmates who were taken to Rikers Island on misdemeanor charges.
View ArticleJudge Grants Asylum to Chinese Immigrant
Asylum is granted in the case of Xiu Ping Jiang, a Chinese immigrant who underwent forced sterilization and suffers from mental illness.
View ArticleA Library for Those With Plenty of Time to Read
At Rikers Island, books of every taste for inmates, guided by, among others, Joe Halderman, David Letterman's one-time tormentor.
View ArticleNew Law Allows Sex Trafficking Victims to Clear Names
The bill allows an individual to have a conviction vacated if she was forced into prostitution, and it also applies to related crimes like loitering.
View ArticleReporting Live, Outside Rikers
At the entrance to Rikers Island, journalists from France seemed to outnumber members of the local press in the hope of catching a glimpse of Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
View ArticleMan Accused in Officer’s Death Fights With Officers at Rikers Island
Lamont Pride, the man accused of fatally shooting a New York City police officer last week, got in a scuffle with correction officers at Rikers Island on Monday, the Department of Correction said.
View ArticleLennon’s Killer Denied Parole a 7th Time
The state parole board, while noting Mark David Chapman's good conduct record in prison, told him that paroling him "would greatly undermine respect for the law and tend to trivialize the tragic loss...
View ArticleIn Parole Transcripts for Lennon’s Killer, a Familiar Account, and Decision
According to a transcript released Wednesday, Mark David Chapman told a parole board that killing John Lennon was "a very selfish act and I deeply regret it."
View ArticleEx-Teacher Scolded for Having Students Send Christmas Cards to Inmate
The city's Conflicts of Interest Board warned Melissa Dean for having her Queens fifth graders write to a friend of hers who was serving time on charges including weapons possession. Ms. Dean has...
View ArticleEx-Inmate Sneaked Into Jail by Impersonating Official, Authorities Say
Matthew Matagrano, a registered sex offender who had been caught posing as an Education Department official in 2004, spent over seven hours conversing and smoking with inmates, according to a criminal...
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