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Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Andrew Cuomo Held New York’s Health Care Hostage to Undo Criminal Justice Reforms
New York’s governor claims he’s not being political, but the acquisition of power permeates everything he does.
Nick Pinto
Nick Pinto is a journalist living in Brooklyn. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, the Wall Street Journal, Gothamist, the Village Voice, and elsewhere.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
America’s Crisis Daddy Andrew Cuomo Exploits Coronavirus Panic to Push Bail Reform Rollback in New York
The New York governor wants to shove through legislation that would put more people in jails, where they are highly vulnerable to coronavirus infections.
The Coronavirus Crisis
If Coronavirus Deaths Start Piling Up in Rikers Island Jails, We’ll Know Who to Blame
If dire predictions for the death count at Rikers Island come to pass, the list of people directly responsible for those deaths will be very short.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Coronavirus Has Arrived at Rikers Island: Inside New York City Jails, Where the Pandemic Is Set to Explode
Sinks don't work. Soap is missing. Is there even a plan? Prisoner advocates couldn't get any answers.
Police, Prosecutors, and Republicans Are Looking to Undo a Criminal Justice Reform in New York
“Even if we’re tactical and we tiptoe, it's coming anyway. The backlash is coming anyway.”
The War on Immigrants
Trump Banished Immigration Rights Activist for Speaking Out. He's Suing ICE to Come Back.
Jean Montrevil was deported after reviving his immigrant rights activism. His First Amendment suit says he was targeted for protected speech.
Inspector General Report Treated Freezing Federal Jail as a PR Blunder Rather Than a Humanitarian Disaster
The report does not address the chronic deception in jail officials’ statements during and after the crisis.
The Warden Tried to Cover Up a Crisis at His Freezing Brooklyn Jail — Then He Got Promoted
The Bureau of Prisons hasn’t released its investigation into what went wrong at the New York jail, but the man in charge just got promoted anyway.
NYPD Added Nearly 2,500 New People to Its Gang Database in the Last Year
The secret gang database maintained by New York police consists almost entirely of brown and black people.
The War on Immigrants
ICE's Attempt to Deport a Critic Was "Outrageous" and "Egregious," Appeals Court Rules
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that activist Ravi Ragbir’s lawsuit against ICE for violating his First Amendment rights can move forward.