ACP coordinates the assignment of attorneys to represent individuals who cannot afford to retain an attorney in various Criminal and Family Court matters.
"The United States is now a world leader when it comes to incarceration," Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and co-author Janie Nitze noted last year in their book Over Ruled. They added that "our incarceration rate is not only eight times as high as the median rate in Western European democracies" but also higher than the rates under authoritarian regimes such as those in Rwanda and Turkmenistan. ... See MoreSee Less
Supporter of state law allowing for involuntary commitment of mentally ill people misrepresents study critical of its implementation, writes a co-author of the study.
A state judge temporarily blocked Mayor Eric Adams on Monday from allowing the federal government to open offices at the Rikers Island jail complex, delaying the mayor’s efforts to help President Trump with his immigration crackdown. ... See MoreSee Less
Staten Island DA Michael McMahon said that judges are dismissing cases even after prosecutors show good faith and due diligence, in violation of case law. ... See MoreSee Less
Staten Island DA Michael McMahon said that judges are dismissing cases even after prosecutors show good faith and due diligence, in violation of case law.
Federal immigration officials will be allowed to work out of dedicated offices on Rikers Island for the first time in a decade, under an executive order Mayor Eric Adams’ administration issued late Tuesday. ... See MoreSee Less