How New York’s Bail Reforms Are Playing Out in a Queens Court Despite dire-sounding headlines, the state’s cash bail reforms are having a positive impact on the people they are meant to help. Bryce Covert
Queens County D.A. Reiterates Commitment to Ending Cash Bail After Critics Say She Reneged Melinda Katz, who was inaugurated Monday, is facing criticism over what some say is a broken campaign promise. Aaron Morrison
In Queens D.A. Race, Criminal Justice Reform Is The Real Winner Establishment candidate Melinda Katz declared a narrow victory in the New York City borough’s district attorney primary, but progressive Tiffany Cabán pushed the race to the left on issues like marijuana and sex work. Aaron Morrison
‘It Was Almost Worse Than The Incident Itself’ New NYPD data show that in 2018 the department closed nearly 500 rape cases due to an alleged lack of participation from victims and had a declining clearance rate for rape, raising questions over its handling of sexual assault. Meg O'Connor
Queens Prosecutor: Kalief Browder’s Suicide Wasn’t About Rikers City Council Member Rory Lancman, who was debating Assistant District Attorney James Quinn over the future of Rikers Island, blasted Quinn's comments on Browder, who spent three years incarcerated without a trial. George Joseph
Rory Lancman Wants to be the ‘Larry Krasner of Queens’—and Says He Can Prove It The City Council member now eyeing a run for Queens DA has a record of supporting reform, but some critics aren’t convinced. Theodore Hamm
Queens DA releases final report on massage worker’s death, calling sex work ‘degrading and humiliating’ As anticipated, district attorney finds no misconduct in raid that led to Yang Song’s fatal fall. Melissa Gira Grant, Emma Whitford
After Deadly Vice Sting, Advocates Say End to Prostitution Arrests Is Long Overdue Emma Whitford, Melissa Gira Grant
