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Parole

  • Voice Choices

    April 25, 2012

    BOUNCIN' BACK

    Mystikal comes to NYC, however briefly

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Michael Mele, Public Masturbator/Convicted Killer, Gets 23 Years In Prison For 2008 Death Of Laura Garza

    ​Orange County sex offender Michael Mele -- who achieved sex offender status for masturbating on women at a mall in 2007 -- learned his fate this afternoon after pleading guilty in January to manslaughter for the 2008 death of a Brooklyn woman he met at a Manhattan nightclub.Mele was sentenced by ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 17, 2011

    Read My Lips

    ​Orange County sex offender Michael Mele -- who achieved sex offender status for masturbating on women at a mall in 2007 -- learned his fate this afternoon after pleading guilty in January to manslaughter for the 2008 death of a Brooklyn woman he met at a Manhattan nightclub.Mele was sentenced by ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 9, 2011

    HATS OFF!

    Chris Rock makes his Broadway debut

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Unlike Teachers, Report Cards For Cops Are Off-Limits

    ​Oh, what's that? The NYPD denied another freedom of information request? You don't say! City Limits has a piece today, pointing out that while the city seems glad to hand over teacher performance rankings (much to the teachers' union chagrin, of course), an obscure law shields cops, firefighters, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    August 4, 2010

    WILD AT HEART

    The Safdie brothers show you their favorite movies

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Assaulter of Three Gay Men Only Gets 45 Days in Jail!

    ​You heard me. Driton Nicaj attacked Joe Holladay on the Upper East Side last year and used the word "faggot," though a judge somehow pooh-poohed the hate crime angle.

  • Voice Choices

    April 29, 2009

    'Binibon'

    ​You heard me. Driton Nicaj attacked Joe Holladay on the Upper East Side last year and used the word "faggot," though a judge somehow pooh-poohed the hate crime angle.

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Garza Suspect Charged with Credit Card Theft

    A month after he was seen leaving a nightclub with Laura Garza, who has not been seen since, prime suspect/sex offender Michael Mele still hasn't been nailed for her disappearance, despite ample circumstantial evidence, though he remains in custody over parole violations. Now they have something els ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Garza Search Intensifies

    A month after he was seen leaving a nightclub with Laura Garza, who has not been seen since, prime suspect/sex offender Michael Mele still hasn't been nailed for her disappearance, despite ample circumstantial evidence, though he remains in custody over parole violations. Now they have something els ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Ted Nugent Says, "Fuck You"

    A month after he was seen leaving a nightclub with Laura Garza, who has not been seen since, prime suspect/sex offender Michael Mele still hasn't been nailed for her disappearance, despite ample circumstantial evidence, though he remains in custody over parole violations. Now they have something els ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2008
  • News

    March 11, 2008

    Parole Deal Dissolves

    The end of Pataki's throw-away-the-key policy hits a 35-year-old snag

  • News

    October 23, 2007

    Don't Say Boo

    State to sex offenders: You're scary enough. No masks, no costumes, no candy, stay home.

  • News

    September 25, 2007

    Fall Guy

    In a shocker, aging rogue cop and Knapp rat Bill Phillips finally wins parole in murder case he says was a frame-up

  • Film

    January 16, 2007

    Before They Were Stars

    Play "Spot the Filmmaker" in Sirk and Fuller's obscure, early film noir

  • News

    October 24, 2006

    A Hevesi Heresy

    Daring to doubt the governor's wisdom

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2006

    Freedom for Bill Phillips, Corrupt Cop, Whistle-blower

    Daring to doubt the governor's wisdom

  • NYC Life

    August 8, 2006

    Freeze Frame on a Bad Cop

    Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2006

    Last Call for the Falls?

    Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2006

    P.R. Independence Figure Nabbed

    Still stuck in prison for three decades: the once famous, now forgotten, Bill Phillips

  • NYC Life

    November 29, 2005

    Rotting Away

    Thousands of New York inmates have hepatitis C. Only a few hundred get treatment.

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    The Miseducation of Elaine Bartlett

    New York's war on drugs held her hostage for 16 years. A story of prison, politics, and one woman's pride.

  • Theater

    May 31, 2005

    Three-Way Switches

    Sharing a bill, three writers contemplate the Eternal Triangle: A man, a woman, a problem

  • News

    October 5, 2004

    The Ripple Effect

    Confusion over felon voting bans keeps even the eligible from the polls

  • Books

    March 9, 2004

    Lost Time

    Freedom's just another word for power-mad parole officers

  • News

    October 15, 2002

    The Scandal That Will Not Die

    How Pataki Protects the People Who Fix the Parole Board

  • News

    March 5, 2002

    The Louima Prosecutor

    Pataki and D'Amato's Pick Is Unqualified and Tainted

  • News

    February 26, 2002

    Pataki Patronage

    The Guv's Attempt to Name a Prosecutor Lays Bare His Own Scandal

  • News

    August 7, 2001

    Standing Guard at the Revolving Door

    A Day in the Life of a Parole Officer

  • News

    June 5, 2001

    Parole Call

    La Bodega Forges Alliance With Parole Officers to Help the Hidden Victims of Addiction

  • News

    March 6, 2001

    The Castration of Wayne DuMond

    A Pardon That Clinton Didn’t Grant

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    December 19, 2000

    Life on the Outside

    After 16 Years in Prison Elaine Bartlett Came Home to a City and a Family She Barely Knew. Freedom Wasn’t at All What She’d Imagined

  • News

    February 8, 2000

    The Miseducation of Elaine Bartlett

    New York's War on Drugs Held Her Hostage for 16 Years. A Story of Prison, Politics, and One Woman's Pride.

  • News

    January 4, 2000

    Girl, Interrupted

    The Ordeal That Binds the Mother of an Incest Victim and Reverend Al Sharpton

  • News

    December 21, 1999

    Strike Behind Bars

    Prisoners Plan a Work Stoppage To Protest Parole Cuts

  • News

    December 22, 1998

    Campaigning For Clemency

    Just before Christmas Governor Pataki is expected to commute the sentences of a few state prisoners. Will any of these women get lucky?

  • News

    October 27, 1998

    Pataki's Favorite Conservatives

    Mike Long's party is feasting at the state trough

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