People who have been punished for marijuana offenses are applying to open the state’s first retail cannabis dispensaries. Source: New York Times
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New York City May Ban Tenant Criminal Background Checks
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
The city could join New Jersey, Seattle and San Francisco in curtailing the ability of landlords to vet applicants’ criminal histories. Source: New York Times
Kathy Boudin, Radical Imprisoned in a Fatal Robbery, Dies at 78
By Gotham Rex on May 1, 2022
She had a role in the Brink’s heist by the Weather Underground that left two police officers dead. But she became a model prisoner and, after being freed, helped former inmates. Source: New York Times
It’s Never Too Late to Go to College and Rewrite Your Story
By Gotham Rex on December 7, 2021
Devon Simmons served 15 years in prison for crimes he committed as a teenager. Since then, he’s been on a mission to remake not just his own life, but the legal system itself. Source: New York Times
Tears, Hugs and Fresh Clothes: New Jersey Prisoners Rejoice at Release
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2020
More than 2,000 inmates were freed to reduce the spread of Covid in the state’s prison system. Source: New York Times
Should N.Y. Be Jailing Parolees for Minor Lapses During a Pandemic?
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2020
On probation since 2018, Earl Russell was sent to Rikers for sleeping in his own bed instead of in the shelter where he was mandated to stay. Source: New York Times
Government Denies Cohen Was Imprisoned to Stop Trump Book
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2020
Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he was returned to prison as retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir about President Trump. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen Is Returned to Federal Custody Over Home-Confinement Rules
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
President Trump’s former personal lawyer balked at signing an agreement not to publish a book while serving his sentence at home, his legal adviser said. Source: New York Times