Briana Duggan
Legal Action Center paralegal Frank Murphy had devoted himself to the tedious, painstaking task of correcting rap-sheet errors.
One of every two people at Rikers Island has mistakes on their record. Frank Murphy is working to correct them, one by one.
Since 2002, the city has cut the number of fire marshals by about half, though fire investigators have seen a 17 percent increase in cases sent to their desks.
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