The name John “Sonny” Franzese may ring a bell for those in older generations. They may remember his 1960’s trial for several murder cases, spanning decades, or they might remember his famed bank robbery conspiracy which landed him a 50 year prison sentence in 1967 (from which he was released well before he completed his Read More 100 Year Old Mobster Released from New York Prison
Jabbar Washington, a 43 year old Brooklyn, New York man, was convicted of murder in 1996 and jailed for 21 years. However, his conviction has been overturned and he’s been released and reunited with his family. On Wednesday, Washington was acquitted of his crime once investigators realized the prosecutor had misled the jury to believe Read More Man’s Prison Sentence Overturned After 21 Years; State Passes Reforms
On March 1, 2016, New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Manhattan County District Attorney’s Office announced a new ruling about low-level offenses with regards to treatment to the offenders. Low-level offenses are non-criminal violations such as drinking alcohol in public, taking up to two seats in subways, urinating in public, littering, making too much Read More Summons Instead of Arrests, a New Ruling in Manhattan
Queens Detention Facility located in Springfield Gardens, Jamaica, Queens NYC was once working with the state’s criminal justice system to house incarcerated inmates. This private prison facility which was operated by The GEO Group was later locked down due to the controversies involving violation of its inmates’ human rights. Back in 2011, Bill de Blasio, Read More The Route in Ending Prison Privatization