Three distinct viewpoints emerge at raucous Kew Gardens jail hearing
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Clear divisions emerged — not just between some hearing attendees and the city officials, but between many of the attendees themselves.
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Fugitive extradited from Guyana in precedent-setting case
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Troy Thomas was forced to return to Queens from his native Guyana on Wednesday for allegedly shooting 20-year-old Frank Keith in the torso.
Read MoreOp-ed: A Co-op’s failure to provide ‘reasonable accommodation’ and ensuing retaliation results in heavy fines and penalties
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In 2007, the complainant was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis which affected her ability to walk.
Read MoreThree Queens DA candidates would release database of cops with credibility issues
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“Concealing police misconduct makes it impossible for defendants to get a fair trial, and for the public to be kept safe."
Read MoreChanel Lewis sentenced to life behind bars for Vetrano murder
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Lewis was sentenced for the murder of Karina Vetrano.
Read More‘Accountability in the community’ — probation officers advocate for higher wages
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“Probation officers are an alternative to incarceration. We save the city and state hundreds of thousands of dollars by keeping people out of the prison system.”
Read MoreJudge denies motion, sets sentencing in Vetrano case
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After about two and a half hours of testimony, Justice Michael Aloise denied the defense motion and set sentencing for Tuesday morning.
Read MoreRamos endorses Cabán for Queens DA in call for ‘transformational change’
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“She shows me we can achieve the bold, transformational change that we deserve.”
Read MoreCambria Heights man faces 25 years for pimping out, trying to kill girlfriend
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Viltus’ girlfriend is transgender, and her case marks the first time the Queens DA’s Office has prosecuted a sex trafficking case involving a transgender person.
Read MoreCity may include dads in family field trip program for detained parents
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“Our off-site visitation program with incarcerated mothers at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan has been a great success, and we are now exploring a similar program for fathers.”
Read MoreWeprin: Judith Clark is a reminder that rehabilitation is achievable
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“Establishing visitation as a right and not a privilege will make our prison system and communities safer.”
Read MoreGrand jury indicts Jamaica baby shower shooter
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“The defendant is accused of gunning down a man in a residential neighborhood, just beyond a center where people were celebrating the upcoming birth of a baby.”
Read MoreDeadly Brink's heist driver paroled after 37 years in prison
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Clark was seen by supporters as a symbol of the need for clemency if the prison system were to live up to its ideals as an institution of rehabilitation.
Read MoreVetrano trial juror affidavits detail allegations of misconduct and counterclaims
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The Eagle obtained the filings from the court records office.
Read MoreNew OCA directive prevents ICE from making courthouse arrests without judicial warrant
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The new OCA rule mandates that ICE have a judicial warrant reviewed by a Unified Court System judge or court attorney before making an arrest inside a courthouse.
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