By Chloe Chappell, Staff Writer In mid-September, the popular social media platform TikTok was flooded with content referencing Gabrielle Petito (Gabby Petito), a young influencer who went missing following a highly documented cross-country camping trip with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie.[1] It was difficult to scroll through TikTok and other social media […]
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The Innocence Project
By Jedidiah Price Yuknavich, Staff Writer Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com Have you ever wondered how an innocent person is helped from being wrongfully convicted? What are some of the steps a lawyer may pursuit if they are interested in wrongful conviction? Maybe you are a law student hoping […]
New York City Criminal Justice Reform: Is Closing Rikers the Answer?
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Elizabeth Echard, Staff Writer On October 17, 2019, the New York City Council made a momentous change and voted to close Rikers Island.[1] Rikers Island (herein after “Rikers”) is a 400-acre, ten-jail complex that is located across the river from LaGuardia Airport. [2] […]