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Is Prison the Answer to Violence?

The Marshall Project is a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system.Sign up for our newslettersto receive all of our stories and analysis.

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Report finds racial disparities in NY victim compensation

Since 2021, the Legislature has considered legislation to remove barriers to victim compensation for survivors of crime. A new report highlighting racial disparities in victim compensation...

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Communities rally for Hochul to prioritize signing crime victim compensation bill

Crime is an issue that's been at the top of the list of issues for many New Yorkers. The state is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an effort to put an end to a rising tide of...

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Advocates call for action on legislation about crime victim compensation fund
By PIX 11

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Crimes can tear down families and destroy lives. Often, people look for help, and many community resources are available. One of them is the New York State victim...

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Opinion: Do We Want to Solve Violence, or Crime?

New Yorkers are worried about violence again, and elected officials are tripping over each other, lest they risk being called ‘soft on crime,’ as they race to call in more police. Two years...

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The Riverdale Press: Don’t speak for crime victims — just listen to us

By LUZ MARQUEZ BEMBOW April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and I’d like to share the name of a woman that readers likely won’t recognize: Darlene “Lulu” Benson-Seay. Lulu was a...

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Square One Project: What Makes a city safe

Divesting from law enforcement is not merely compatible with reducing interpersonal violence in communities; it is necessary. To understand why, we must consider the sources of violence.

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Boston Review: Making Communities Safe, Without The Police

As a country the United States deals with violence through policing and punishment, typically in the form of incarceration. We do this even though policing has an unbroken history of...

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NY Amsterdam News: New report identifies blindspots in victims of violent crime compensation

Earlier this month, nonprofit Common Justice released a report delineating barriers victims face when applying for compensation from New York State after a violent crime. This research...

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The City: Violent Crime Victims in New York Struggle to Access Funds Due to Them

A state fund designed to financially support victims of violent crimes in New York has distributed money to only a small fraction of those eligible, a newreporthas found.

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