A report from a federal monitor found rising violence at the jail complex despite attempts to improve conditions. (nytimes.com)
U.S. airlines are wagering that American tourists will keep flocking to Cancun despite rising violence in Mexico and a warning from the State Department. (fortune.com)
Mayor Bill de Blasio will spend more $ 100 million and staff the Department of Correction with more uniformed officers than it has inmates — all in an effort to turn the tide of rising violence at Rikers Island that he warned will still take plenty of time. (observer.com)