Three correction officers working at Rikers Island correctional facilities in New York have been charged with federal program fraud in two complaints unsealed in the Eastern District of New York on Thursday. The officers were charged as part of ongoing investigations into abuse of sick leave among New York City Department of Corrections employees that … Read more
The Jan. 6 Select Committee votes to subpoena Donald Trump as its last public session. Still photo via CNBC After a series of eight public hearings during June and July, the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol held what was billed as the committee’s “closing arguments” on Donald Trump’s culpability, … Read more
A memorial to Donna Nathan, whose suicide spurred a gun law allowing people to put themselves on a ‘Do Not Sell’, Photo by Josh Hailey On June 26, 2018, Donna Nathan typed the words “gun stores New Orleans” into her phone and followed the GPS on her screen to the nearest firearms shop. Minutes after … Read more
The Department of Justice has announced a new commitment of $49.85 in funding for the Office on Violence Against Women for grants to provide survivors of gender-based violence with access to legal services and improve interactions with the justice system that impact victims and their families. Over $35 million was awarded to 59 grantees through … Read more
A new brief from the Brookings Institution think tank highlights a unique and time-limited source of funding for community-based investments to combat violent crime through non-carceral interventions: The American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery (SLFR) funds. Noting that that most gun violence “is spatially concentrated — disproportionately occurring within a select set of … Read more