Cold as ICE: North Jersey Counties Rake in Millions from the Feds While Holding Immigrant Detainees in Subhuman Conditions
Shocking accounts from ICE detainees, local political corruption and the fight against it.
The Indypendent
Jail & Prison
Did the Brooklyn DA’s office get Ronnie Wright’s case Really Wrong?
Another case tainted by prosecutors’ decision to conceal potentially exculpatory evidence.
Interview: An ICE Detainee Is Released After Month-Long Hunger Strike
Bonilla left Honduras to save his life. Then he put his life on the line in order to not be sent back.
Prakash Churaman’s first murder conviction was overturned. Now, he’s risking everything on a second trial before the same Queens prosecutor-turned-judge who railroaded him before.
Jaywalking Charge Leaves Bronx Resident on the Brink of Deportation
Former DACA recipient Javier Castillo Maradiaga has lived in the U.S. since he was 7. Three times in the past week it appeared ICE would deport him. His family and lawyers still aren’t sure he is out of danger.
We Can Defund The Police — Here’s How
Former City Council staffer-turned-DSA candidate explains how we can begin redirecting resources from cops to communities.
Another Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi Prosecution Begins To Unravel
The glamorous Brooklyn prosecutor-turned-reality TV star is accused of concealing evidence in a second case.
As New York moves to certify its election results, the narrative that Democrats’ bail reform package cost them suburban…
Fifty Years of a Black Panther Friendship
Former Baltimore Black Panther Eddie Conway did 44 years for a crime he likely did not commit. During that time, he struck up a close friendship with Paul Coates that continues to this day despite their differences.