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Man pleads guilty for role in party stabbing murder in Upper East Side apartment 
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced that 30-year-old Lawrence Dilione pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter for his role in the murder of 26-year-old Joey Comunale.
A plea for smarter parole: N.Y. has to stop setting people up to fail
As prosecutors who count on parole to serve its intended purpose of rehabilitation and public safety, we believe parole in New York State is in need of reform.
Kickbacks and ‘Sandwiches’: How Insiders Ran an Alleged Construction Fraud at Bloomberg
Tuesday’s case is among the Manhattan district attorney’s office’s largest crackdowns on the interior-construction industry, a business that has historically been plagued by corruption.
Cash ‘Sandwiches’: ‘Brazen’ Fraud by Bloomberg Executives Is Detailed in Charges
Among the conspirators, “sandwich” was code for bribes or kickbacks, prosecutors said.
Three top NYCHA execs lied about inspections right after public outcry over 2015 elevator death: DA
Three top managers of NYCHA’s elevator division regularly filed false reports claiming lifts had been inspected when they weren’t – even after a huge public outcry over the death of an elderly tenant in a horrific 2015 accident.
Construction supervisors charged after Harlem mini-crane accident injured two workers
Terrence Edwards, the site supervisor, and Timothy Braico, branch manager for Western Waterproofing Company, were both charged with second-degree assault and reckless endangerment, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Thursday.
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Education in prison reduces recidivism, and is the right thing to do.🎓
That's why we're funding @NYGovCuomo's College-in-Prison program, and why we love this @verainstitute study on why the ban on Pell Grants for people in prison has to go ⬇️ https://t.co/ESoP57VsIF
Just released: A report from @VeraInstitute and @GtownLawPovCntr found that removing the federal ban on Pell Grants for people in prison would, on average, increase employment among formerly incarcerated people by 10%
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🚩 Red Flag Laws work and are saving lives. It's time for New York to join Maryland (and other states) where these laws are helping tackle the gun violence epidemic. #ERPO @ProsecutorsAGV
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👷🏽♀️👷🏿♂️Construction remains the city's most dangerous occupation. The workers who build our city should not have to put their lives on the line in order to make a living.
More about our work to create fair and safe work sites: https://t.co/jNoNRCmT1J
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The first-of-its-kind report found that removing the federal ban on Pell Grants for people in prison would:
- Increase employment rates among formerly incarcerated students by 10 percent on average
- Provide employers with a larger pool of skilled workers to hire; and
- Reduce recidivism rates among participating students, saving states a combined $365.8 million in decreased prison costs per year.