NYC Health Care Program Now Available in Bronx
A new affordable health care program took effect in the Bronx this week, with New York City now footing bills for medical services to uninsured borough residents—regardless of their citizenship status.
Articles by Kevin Deutsch
Exclusive: Bronx DA To Vacate Gravity Knife Convictions After Statute’s Repeal
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office will vacate gravity knife convictions for those found guilty under a recently repealed state law, Bronx Justice News has learned.
Move Over, Scarface: Bronx Inmate Seeks Name Change To “Tony Montana”
The 55-year-old inmate, who is locked up at the Manhattan Detention Complex, said in court papers filed in the Bronx last week that he’s due to be released soon and must “change my name as my present name is very well known.”
Responding to A Bronx Justice News Report, Councilman Calls For Limit to Corporate Fees on Inmate Families
Councilman Keith Powers on Monday called for the limiting or removal of deposit surcharges imposed on prisoners’ families in New York City.
4,505,100 Opioid Pain Pills, One Bronx Pharmacy: How Drug Suppliers Fueled an Overdose Crisis
The 161st Street Pharmacy in Melrose received enough pain pills to supply every Bronx resident with multiple doses—part of a wave of powerful painkillers that led to a surge in overdose deaths, new data shows.
Captive Market: Companies Earn Millions in Fees From NYC Prisoners’ Families, Despite Law Limiting Surcharges
Documents obtained by Bronx Justice News show money transfer companies are earning millions in surcharge fees from families of incarcerated New Yorkers, their profits boosted by a workaround of state laws meant to limit exorbitant fees.
A Commercial DNA Testing Company Wants to Team With New York Police to Find Criminals, But Privacy Advocates Fear A Genetic Dragnet
The Department of Health expects to approve licenses for Parabon— a Virginia-based company that markets forensic genealogical testing and consultant work to law enforcement—as well as a separate lab that handles most of Parabon’s DNA samples, once all required documentation is reviewed, state officials said.
Bronx Immigrant’s Conviction Overturned After Court Fails to Warn of Deportation
Jose Bermudez pleaded guilty to second-degree robbery in 2013 and received a sentence of 3½ years imprisonment. The state Appellate Division’s First Department reversed that conviction on June 25.
Exclusive: Bronx Navy Veteran Wins Appeal In Kuwait; Marijuana Charges Reduced
A Bronx-born Navy veteran sentenced to 25 years in a Kuwait prison after his conviction on marijuana-related charges saw his sentence reduced to four years this week by a Kuwaiti appellate court, according to family and friends of the prisoner.
Bronx Homicides Down Through First Half of 2019: NYPD
The Bronx experienced a near record low number of homicides through the first six months of the year—part of a dramatic decrease in murder totals citywide, NYPD data shows.