Chris Gelardi is a reporter for New York Focus investigating the state’s criminal-legal system. His work has appeared in more than a dozen other outlets,…| New York Focus
This isn’t Daniel Martuscello’s first crisis. An investigation reveals how his family weathered one scandal after another on their road to dominating New…| New York Focus
The HALT Solitary Confinement Act altered the balance of power within New York’s prisons.| New York Focus
The prison agency has suspended solitary confinement restrictions since a corrections officers strike in February.| New York Focus
A lawsuit reveals that DOCCS is considering pausing solitary confinement law on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and any other day designated by the commissioner.| New York Focus
Nantwi’s cellmate, the only incarcerated witness in the room as guards allegedly killed the 22-year-old, speaks out for the first time.| New York Focus