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New York Focus reporters and editors have conducted intensive investigations into the state's criminal justice institutions, examining power players and policy effects on prisons, jails, police, and courts. The criminal-legal system often renders people invisible and protects officials from scrutiny, increasing the need for thorough reporting. The number of local news outlets in New York has dramatically declined, leaving few journalists to pursue this work. Reporting from the outlet has prompted lawsuits, legislation, and policy reversals. As a small nonprofit, the newsroom depends on reader support and donations to sustain and expand investigative projects aimed at greater transparency and justice.

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