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Podcast: El Diario Sin Límites

Dificultades para determinar los resultados de dos décadas de operaciones fronterizas financiadas por contribuyentes en Texas

Daniel Parra | May 2, 2022

Los gobernadores prometían que el estado de Texas haría lo que el gobierno federal no estaba haciendo que era, en sus términos, asegurar la frontera. En menos de dos décadas, la financiación estatal para la seguridad fronteriza pasó de $110 millones de dólares en 2008-2009 a más de $3.000 millones para el ciclo presupuestario de este año 2022-2023.

Economy

How NYC Can Overhaul ‘Discriminatory’ Government Fines and Fees: Report

Jeanmarie Evelly | April 28, 2022

New York should take page from cities like San Francisco, the report says, which launched the Financial Justice Project to eliminate or overhaul government-imposed monetary fees that disproportionately burden low-income residents, and people of color.

criminal history

Opinion: Overlooked Change in NY’s Estate Law is One Less Barrier to Re-Entry

Elba Rose Galvan | April 26, 2022

“The restoration of voting rights in many states for those with felony histories is an encouraging step. In the same spirit, we must educate New York’s families of their right to choose who will protect the generational wealth they have worked so hard to earn and leave to their loved ones.”

Una Ciudad sin Límites

Unidad antidiscriminación por vales de vivienda, que llevaba tiempo escasa de personal, ahora con cero empleados en Nueva York

David Brand | April 26, 2022

Los defensores señalan que la aplicación limitada de la ley reduce la efectividad de los propios vales de ayuda al alquiler de la ciudad, poniendo en riesgo a los neoyorquinos de quedarse sin hogar o alargando el tiempo que permanecen en los albergues aunque tengan medios para pagar.

Podcast: El Diario Sin Límites

¿De qué se trata la demanda contra ICE por datos del programa alternativo a la detención?

Daniel Parra | April 25, 2022

El pasado 14 de abril, tres organizaciones de defensa de los inmigrantes (Mijente, Community Justice Exchange y Just Futures Law) presentaron una demanda contra el Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE por sus siglas en inglés) para obtener información sobre los datos que la agencia está recopilando de los inmigrantes vigilados a través del programa alternativo a la detención.

Housing and Homelessness

Newark Council Votes to Strike Controversial Law Banning Homeless Families with NYC Rent Subsidies

David Brand | April 22, 2022

The voucher program, known as Special One-Time Assistance (SOTA), covers a year of rent for New Yorkers with a steady income who move out of city shelters—and usually out of NYC altogether. Newark lawmakers accused the Big Apple of outsourcing its homelessness response while squeezing New Jersey’s own affordable housing supply.

policing

In Wake of Subway Attack, Sunset Park Grapples With What Public Safety Should Look Like

Mary Steffenhagen | April 21, 2022

Some in Sunset Park worry their experience of random violence will invoke a response more focused on carceral measures than addressing structural inequalities that shape public safety. “When I think about safety here, I think of how we need stimulus relief bills, unemployment and healthcare,” one local resident told City Limits. “Not police.”

Justice

Manhattan DA Launches Application Process to Root Out Wrongful Convictions

Jeanmarie Evelly | April 20, 2022

Those convicted of a crime prosecuted by the Manhattan District Attorney can apply to have their closed case reviewed by the new Post-Conviction Justice Unit (PCJU), what reform-minded DA Alvin Bragg called a “significant priority” for his office. “If you’ve committed the wrong person, there’s someone else out there who’s still doing harm.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: How New York Can Get Decarceration Right This Time

David A. Fullard | April 19, 2022

“Economically it is not feasible, and the practice flies in the face of the social justice that we value as Americans. Failure to implement a smart, strategic, well-informed, and well-constructed decarceration policy will result in repeating all of the mistakes and the outcomes of the deinstitutionalization of mental health institutions.”