-The Department of Corrections plans to eliminate solitary confinement for all inmates age 21 and under, but another plan is criticized by inmate advocates.
-The NYPD increased activity on the streets after a two week slowdown.
-The NYPD sent a ceremonial unit to France to attend memorial services for law enforcers killed during last week's terrorist attacks in Paris.
-Attorneys from Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse a federal district court’s dismissal of Hassan v. City of New York. The suit involves NYPD surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey.
-In Suffolk County's fight to combat a heroin and prescription drug crisis, officials are encouraging the use of a drug to block the “high" and kill the buzz.