Key Witness Recants Testimony 21 Years Later in John Giuca Murder Case
Meanwhile, the judge in the long-running case has recused himself due to past ties to disgraced attorney who encouraged perjury against the defendant.
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How the Manhattan DA’s Office Falsely Convicted Harry Ruiz and Sent Him to Prison for 25 Years
A drug dealer gunned down by his rivals, a shoddy police investigation, and a star witness with contradictory testimony who received lavish help from the DA’s office are all a part of the story of an innocent man who spent 25 years in prison for a crime he had nothing to do with.
Carl Miller Murder Conviction Overturned, 46 Years Later
Miller spent decades in prison insisting he did not kill Rabbi David Okunov in a high-profile 1979 murder in Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Anthony Sims Murder Conviction Overturned by Appeals Court, 27 Years Later
Sims has long insisted that he did not pull the trigger in a Brooklyn murder.
It’s Giuliani Time: Mayor Adams Tries to Recycle Rudy’s Top Deputy as City’s Lead Lawyer
Adams is trying to recycle Rudy’s top deputy as city’s lead lawyer.
Her opponent Eon Huntley has been a vocal supporter of a permanent ceasefire and has endorsed legislation to prohibit New York nonprofits from funding settlements in the Occupied Territories.
Dismay Grows After City Budget Deal Axes Rikers Rehabilitation Programs
The Fortune Society and five other outside organizations have conducted programs at Rikers since the early 1990s that help prepare incarcerated people to have a successful re-entry once they are released.
Congress Exposed: An Interview with Jennifer Briney of Congressional Dish Podcast
The podcaster has turned her obsession with researching Congress into a compelling show about how government really works.
The NYPD’s Sordid History Chronicled in New Report
The Police Reform Organizing Project provides a detailed summary of the NYPD’s nefarious ways from its founding in 1845 to the present day.
Senegalese Protesters Rally in Times Square, Call for End to ‘Dictatorship’ in Their Country
Two-term President Macky Sall appears to be seeking an illegal third term in office while forcing his top opponent off the ballot.