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New York Post
1 week ago
New York City

Career criminal arrested for randomly attacking woman on NYC subway - only to be set free next day

New York's lax bail laws allowed a career criminal to quickly return to the streets after committing a violent attack on a woman in a Brooklyn subway. [ more ]
New York Post
1 month ago
NYC politics

Gov. Hochul, answer widow Stephanie Diller's question: When will you protect New Yorkers?

Hochul faced backlash at officer's wake
Calls for changes in bail laws [ more ]
The Daily Beast
1 month ago
NYC politics

Widow of NYPD Cop Tells Funeral His Death Was 'Senseless'

Stephanie Diller describes her husband's death as a tragic loss for many, not sugarcoating the devastating impact.
A family member of the fallen detective confronts Gov. Kathy Hochul, blaming the bail laws for the tragedy. [ more ]
Cbsnews
3 months ago
NYC politics

Teenager accused in Times Square attack on NYPD officers appears in Queens court on shoplifting charges

Teen accused in Times Square attack on NYPD appears in court for shoplifting charges
Suspect was accused of being the lookout for a group of shoplifters at a Macy's in Queens [ more ]
www.vice.com
3 months ago
Social justice

Indigenous Australians Made Up 61% of Unsentenced Prison Numbers in 2023

The rate of unsentenced indigenous inmates increased by 13.2%
The housing crisis and challenging bail laws are contributing to the increase in remand prisoners [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Social justice

Always a bed in prison': Australia's housing crisis blamed for rise in unsentenced prisoners

The number of Indigenous inmates imprisoned without a sentence increased by 13.2% last year in Australia.
The rise in unsentenced prisoners is attributed to factors such as the housing crisis and culturally challenging bail laws impacting First Nations people. [ more ]
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