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The Acting Albany Police Chief has met with eight community residents and Center for Law and Justice staff members in the wake of an officer-involved…
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As the next Albany city police chief prepares to begin on September 5th, there is apparently a breakdown in the relationship between the police department…
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Do you have a criminal record? That can be a daunting question for a job seeker. Some Albany County legislators are taking steps to eliminate that query…
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Police and civic leaders gathered at the Center For Law and Justice in Albany today to announce the kickoff of a new diversion program. The Law…
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New York Congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney and Richard Hanna have announced bipartisan legislation to help fund pre-booking drug diversion programs in…
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By and large, American cities are far safer today than they were decades ago. But problems persist. In the first part of our weeklong series on urban…
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The police-community dynamic is poised to make a dramatic shift in Albany. The city and Albany county announced a plan today to reduce low-level arrests,…
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A new report by the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that young African-American men have better survival chances in prison than on the…
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As the nation celebrates the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., WAMC takes a look at the civil rights movement and race relations…