Por: New York Daily News Politics October 08, 2022
A City Council bill that would put stringent restrictions on the use of solitary confinement at Rikers Island could face a veto if the Council passes the legislation in its current form, Mayor Adams threatened Friday. The legislation, which is being sponsored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, currently has a 36-member, veto-proof majority. If that number holds and the Council passes the bill, it would then ultimately become law without the... + full article
New York Daily News USA Politics October 04, 2022
Mayor Adams revealed Monday he made the call to let his public safety deputy have an NYPD security detail — and dismissed the notion that the police deployment would need a green light from the department’s Intelligence Bureau. “I am the Intelligence Bureau. I decide what... + más
Philip Banks, Mayor Adams’ public safety deputy, has unusual NYPD security detail | New York Daily News
Mayor Adams’ early work schedules show focus on COVID and crime, big role for Phil Banks | New York Daily News
Los Angeles Times USA Politics September 30, 2022
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Thursday to limit solitary confinement in California's jails, prisons and private detention centers, rejecting advocates' hopes to restrict a practice that many experts have likened to torture. In his Assembly Bill 2632 veto statement,... + más
Editorial: Solitary confinement is torture. Gov. Newsom can limit it in California | Los Angeles Times
Jail guard union blames Democrat-backed policy for assault by prisoner | Newsweek
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion September 27, 2022
Extended solitary confinement in California prisons was supposed to have ended, for all practical purposes, after a 2015 legal settlement in a case brought by plaintiffs who had been held in isolation for 10 years or longer in the security housing unit at Pelican Bay State... + más
Gov. Newsom vetoes bill to end indefinite solitary confinement in California, citing safety concerns | Los Angeles Times
Newsweek USA Nation September 26, 2022
A labor union representing prison guards has blamed a law spearheaded by progressive Democrats for a recent attack.The Nassau County Sheriff's Correction Officers Benevolent Association (COBA) represents prison staff members in Long Island's Nassau County. On Sunday,... + más
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Lawsuit says woman gave birth alone on floor of Maryland jail cell | PennLive
New York Daily News USA Politics September 26, 2022
On a Sunday in late May, Mayor Adams met about 1 p.m. with his public safety czar, Phil Banks. Around 5 p.m., he joined a Zoom call with city agencies including the Police Department. Then, for good measure, he held another meeting about 5:30 p.m. with Banks and Police... + más
Mayor Adams started his average work day at 7:57 a.m. first months in office | New York Daily News
Mayor Eric Adams needs to reward competence, not personal loyalty, now that Frank Carone is exiting | New York Post
Chicago Tribune USA Politics September 22, 2022
With some Chicago aldermen set to receive raises next year of nearly 10% — and with the local election looming in February — three council members are floating proposals to rein in the inflation-tied pay hikes. North Side Ald. Andre Vasquez was not among the 17 council... + más
17 City Council members to forgo an inflation-tied pay raise of nearly 10%, including indicted Ald. Ed Burke | Chicago Tribune
Car-booting in private parking lots could expand Chicago-wide under proposal that advanced Thursday | Chicago Tribune
ABC News USA Nation September 19, 2022
An asylum seeker in New York City died by suicide in a city shelter on Sunday, according to Mayor Eric Adams.The thousands of asylum seekers we have seen arrive in our city came to this country seeking a better life. Sadly though, yesterday, an asylum seeker in one of our... + más
It’s no joke: Improv Asylum CEO branches out into the co-working business | The Boston Globe
NYC 'nearing its breaking point' as Republican governors continue to send asylum seekers to city | ABC News
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