Decarceration Project News Today

Even when the criminal is guilty, the innocent often pay a high price also

Plea deals, charge stacking and consecutive sentencing can result in long prison sentences, straining the bonds of families burdened by the incarceration of a loved one.

At 17, Terence Smith faced two charges for his role in an armed robbery. After turning down a plea deal, he stood charged with five more crimes and was sentenced to more than 50 years in prison.

New York City’s storefront businesses, already weathering inflation and an uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, are also contending with

A few people are committing the lion's share of petty thefts in America's biggest city.

Its not rocket science—if you allow criminals to commit crimes without consequence, they will continue to do so.

Nearly a third of all shoplifting arrests in the city last year involved just 327 people, the police said. Businesses say they have little defense.

Governor Kathy Hochul is once again proposing to give judges more discretion when setting bail.

NEW YORK — Two years ago, New York joined a growing number of states scaling back the use of cash bail for criminal defendants. Ever since then, critics of the

Two years into New York's bold quest to eliminate pretrial incarceration for most crimes, state officials are considering abandoning some reforms. But New York City's fiscal watchdog is urging state lawmakers to "follow facts rather than fear."