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Faulty sanctions: Crusading former judge fights for reform

Former administrative law judge says the city treated most welfare recipients as if they were “liars, cheaters and trying to get everything out of the system.”

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Faulty sanctions plague city welfare recipients

The city routinely sanctions poor New Yorkers receiving cash assistance, but those penalties are often reversed when recipients appeal.

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