criminal justice reforms
Cheer the city's progress in fighting subway crime — but will it last?
Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul just proved the obvious: Surge more cops into the subways, and crime will drop — or at least some of it.
Richard Nixon didn't shoot 109 and kill 19 in Chicago, Brandon Johnson
We’ll believe it when we see it; just as with the shootings, the current decay of Chicago is a choice. But we suspect the monstrous policies Johnson admires will ensure the...
The Post endorses Albany DA David Soares — who was right that Dems would increase crime
In the race for Albany County District Attorney, The Post endorses incumbent DA David Soares as a voice of reason.
Gov. Hochul should block this racist bill to let felons serve on juries
Before ending its session this year, the state Legislature passed the Jury of Our Peers Act; it's critical that Gov. Hochul veto it.
Don't let Albany DA David Soares lose his job for bucking his party on justice 'reform'
Albany County District Attorney David Soares is one of the most articulate and outspoken opponents of the 2019 bail “reforms�� that propelled crime in New York State to heights not...
Hartford self-defense brigade could be a glimpse of New York City's future
Crime’s gotten so bad in Hartford, Conn., that residents have formed armed patrols to keep one area safe.
Boston Democratic mayor says criminals should not be prosecuted for theft, gang registry should be abolished
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu advocated a soft-on-crime agenda by pushing to abolish the gang registry and arguing that criminal behavior – such as theft – should not be prosecuted.
NYC crime wave continues with 21,000-plus shoplifting complaints for 2024 so far, all thanks to lefty Dems
Shoplifting is up 5% over last year, part of the NYC crime wave. Thank lefty Dems like Carl Heastie.
Cop-attacking migrants get off easy because Bragg, Biden and Dems support lawlessness
The US border crisis has seen illegal NYC migrants flood the city to Joe Biden. Now, thanks to woke DA Alvin Bragg and others, they are getting the all-clear to...
NYC Council grills DOC on rising unresolved inmate complaints -- including claims about sexual assault
Fewer than one in five inmate complaints on Rikers Island over the last four years ever saw any resolution, including women who sounded the alarm over their sexual assault, according...
Biden and the great Sheetz shakedown — another crazy example of 'social justice' run amok
The Biden administration believes it should be a federal crime to refuse to hire ex-convicts.
Man who punched 9-year-old girl in Grand Central was enabled by soft-on-crime Dems
What kind of sicko sucker-punches a child? Better question: What kind of depraved society helps him do it?
Here's hoping Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn't cave in budget talks
Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to cave to progressives in New York state budget talks and expand rent control, after also backing down on school-aid cuts. Is there anything she’ll...
Biden skips NYC cop's wake for fundraiser: Letters to the Editor — April 3, 2024
NY Post readers discuss President Biden’s Manhattan fundraiser amidst the wake of slain NYPD Det. Jonathan Diller.
Carl Heastie's beyond-absurd declaration of faith that punishment is pointless
“I just don’t believe raising penalties is ever a deterrent on crime,” Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters last week.
The New York Times' disgraceful, deceitful 'report' on Detective Diller's funeral
“How many more police officers and how many families need to make the ultimate sacrifice before we start protecting them?”
Hochul’s timid approach is futile as she faces her toughest test following NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller’s murder
Gov. Hochul was accused by one of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller's angry family members of having “blood on your hands” because of lenient state policies on crime.
New York lefties take aim at crime's causes — without realizing they're the problem
The nightmare of Officer Jonathan Diller’s death should be understood as a referendum on New York’s current elected leadership, which takes every opportunity to undercut basic solutions to danger.
NYPD cop killed in Queens traffic stop: Letters to the Editor — March 27, 2024
NY Post readers discuss the shooting death of NYPD officer Jonathan Diller in Far Rockaway on Monday morning.
Leftists have done unthinkable —driven me out of New York City
As long as woke DAs who don't believe in criminal justice are running the show, along with numbskull politicians who welcome migrants over tax-paying citizens now afraid to venture into...