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Current Press Releases and Statements:

October

10/15/25 LAS Statement on NYC Department of Investigations Report on NYPD Gang Database
10/14/25 LAS Demands Immediate Action to End Dangerous Conditions for Detained Youth
10/03/25 NYPD to Implement New Phase of Landmark Protest Settlement

September

09/30/25 LAS Releases Guide Regarding Benefits, Immigration Amid Possible Federal Shutdown
09/25/25 LAS Statement on Surge of Public Lewdness Arrests by Amtrak Police
09/23/25 LAS Celebrates Release of Jamaican Man from Eswatini Prison
09/23/25 LAS Sues Over for Repeated Violations of HALT Solitary Law on Rikers Island
09/22/25 LAS Statement on OIG-NYPD Investigation into Recent Deaths in Custody
09/22/25 Advocates Unveil 10-Point Plan to Address Crisis of Deaths in NYPD Custody
09/19/25 Advisory: Advocates to Unveil Plan to Address Deaths in NYPD Custody
09/19/25 LAS Decries DOCCS Plan to Undermine HALT Legislation
09/18/25 LAS Releases Testimony from Chief Judge Wilson’s Hearing on Civil Legal Services
09/17/25 LAS Condemns Ongoing Unlawful Detention of Jamaican Man in Eswatini
09/17/25 LAS Statement in Response to Reporting on 40 New Yorkers Who Died in NYPD Custody
09/15/25 LAS Demands Investigation Into NYPD Custody Deaths
09/11/25 LAS Statement on IBO Report Detailing Right to Counsel Program Expansion
09/09/25 LAS Lauds Court Ruling That Blocks ICE’s Return to Rikers
09/02/25 LAS Files Challenge to Mayor Adams’ Motion to Appeal CityFHEPS Ruling
09/02/25 LAS Condemns U.S. Government for Deporting Jamaican Man to Prison in Eswatini

August

08/31/25 LAS Statement on Death of 44-Year-Old Jimmy Avila in DOC Custody
08/30/25 LAS, BDS Statement on Death in NYPD Custody at Kings County Criminal Court
08/26/25 LAS Demands Investigation into NYPD’s Use of Facial Recognition Technology
08/25/25 LAS Statement on the Death of 29-Year-Old Client Ardit Billa at Rikers Island
08/21/25 Court Blocks City from Abruptly Ending Housing Incentive for Homeless New Yorkers
08/20/25 LAS Files Contempt Motion Against DOCCS in HALT Act Lawsuit
08/18/25 LAS Statement on the NYPD’s Citywide Expansion of the Quality of Life Teams
08/18/25 NYPD Alleged Misconduct Cost Over $77 Million Just Six Months Into 2025
08/14/25 LAS Statement on Mayor’s Involuntary Commitment Proposal
08/13/25 LAS Files Lawsuit Over Delays in Competency Treatment for Incarcerated New Yorkers
08/12/25 NYC Public Defenders Urge Court to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Targeting Immigrant Protections
08/04/25 LAS Condemns DOCCS Proposed Mail Screening Plan
08/01/25 LAS Statement on ALAA Contract Ratification Vote