John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Gray Foundation are pleased to announce a $1 million gift to continue John Jay’s Successful Completion for Upper-division Student Program (CUSP) for two years.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (just minutes from Harlem) was ranked #1 in the nation by Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine for enrolling the most Latinx students.
Baruch College announced the appointment of Elliott Dawes, JD, LLM, as Executive Chief Diversity Officer, effective August 2, 2021.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that Marcos Soler will head the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.
The John Jay College Athletics & Recreation Department will launch its first-ever Esports program for the college community this upcoming Spring 2021 semester.
Awarded a Bronze Star after tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, Army Military Police Sergeant Thomas Donaldson ’22 is now focused on his next mission, his education.
Today, the Data Collaborative for Justice (DCJ) at John Jay College, with support from Arnold Ventures, released new research on Desk Appearance Tickets (DATs) for New York State in 2018.
Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today celebrated the fifth annual College Awareness Day as part of the City’s College Access for All initiative.
Mayor de Blasio has made 28 judicial appointments and reappointments for the New Year, including one appointment and four reappointments to Family Court.
The City Council Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings and Dispositions and the Committee on Land Use voted on Wednesday to approve the plan to close the jails on Rikers Island and build four new borough-based facilities.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice today reported that student voting on its campus was up in last year’s election, more than tripling to 37% in 2018 from a rate of 10.8% in 2014. View the full campus report.
Some New York City fines could soon be like admission to the Met: Pay what you can. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would charge New Yorkers for certain civil offenses based on their wages.
Mayor de Blasio today welcomed the beginning of a series of fundamental reforms that treat 16- and 17-year-old juveniles involved with the legal system in an age appropriate manner.
Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced today that the City’s enforcement of certain minor offenses, specifically giving officers the option of issuing a civil ticket instead of a criminal court summons under the Criminal Justice Reform Act (CJRA).
The purpose of this town hall meeting, “Black & Blue: The Struggle for Justice” is to gather community members, elected officials, businesses and young professionals for an action planning meeting to discuss independent oversight, unification with other concerned organizations and community convening across demographics.