The New York Court of Appeals heard inaugural arguments for the standard of review of a 2019 law that allows judges to reduce ...

Sinmyah Ceasar, 30, will now spend 19 years behind bars following the stiff sentence set by Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Kiyo ...

Proposals advancing through the New York State Legislature to reform sentencing and parole policies sparked debate about ...

Flashback: Bombshell New York Times report raises serious questions ... drug lords get wrist slaps compared to what he's facing at sentencing. He also shared with followers on Monday he will ...

A federal judge on Long Island is scheduled to decide Santos' sentence during a court hearing April 25. In a court filing Friday, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York argued that ...

the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision halted new intakes to the prisons. That meant sentenced defendants would remain at county jails. Now, sheriffs say their ...

Brian Cordasco admitted in court that between 2021 and 2023, he and others accepted bribes to fast-track fire safety ...

Justin Soriano, 43, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, 31-year-old Shanice Young, ...

Leshawn Thomas of Clayville received a 10-year federal prison sentence for drug trafficking and illegal gun possession after ...

Disgraced ex-congressman George Santos could receive 7 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges.

In support of the bills, the Center for Community Alternatives argued that New York’s current sentencing laws have led to mass incarceration and disproportionately affected Black and brown ...