City Jails Struggle to House Young Inmates
By SHANECE McGREGOR In December 2014, Punitive segregation, also referred to as solitary confinement, was abolished for adolescent inmates ages 16 to 17, in …[read more]
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Feds, Apple battle in Brooklyn court
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA The legal battle between national security interests and personal privacy escalated last Monday after the Justice Department appealed a Brooklyn federal court …[read more]
Feds: keep the lid on Shkreli evidence
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA Federal prosecutors say that former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli is trying to use a civil suit the government filed against him to …[read more]
Council: Give Pell grants to inmates
By DAWN ELIGIO The City Council Committee on Higher Education voted Monday in favor of a measure to support President Barack Obama’s Second Chance Pell …[read more]
Canarsie clergy combat crime
By KECIAH BAILEY Following a brutal rape in Canarsie and several other reported rape attempts, the 69th Precinct Clergy Council announced stepped up efforts to …[read more]
More Bklyn After-School Programs Needed
By PRICILLA FERRERAS During the spring, a video made a big splash on social media of a small teenage girl nearly getting beat to death …[read more]
Family pursues lawsuit over Kimani Gray death
By PRISCILLA FERRERAS The family of Brooklyn teenager Kimani Gray, who was killed by cops in East Flatbush in March 2013, is pursuing a federal …[read more]