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Advocates Rally to Demand Polling Sites in Jails

The Vote in NYC Jails Coalition is calling for all people incarcerated in City jails to have their ballots cast and counted.
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LAS Honors Key Partners at 2024 Pro Bono Publico Awards Ceremony

Anthony Perez Cassino and Garrett Ordower, 31 Law Firms, and 173 additional individual attorneys were honored at the ceremony.
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LAS in the News 10.18.24

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week
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LAS in the News 10.11.24

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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Report: DOC Forcing New Yorkers with Mental Illness Into Solitary Confinement

The Department of Correction is also depriving this vulnerable population access to critical medical care.
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LAS Sues on Behalf of Disabled Students Denied a Public Education

The NYCPS is failing to meet the needs of students experiencing "school avoidance" caused by social or emotional disabilities such as severe anxiety or depression.
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Caroline King Joins LAS as Chief Development Officer

In this role, King will oversee increasing and diversifying the organization’s revenue from private philanthropy sources.
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Report: NYPD Failing to Report Civilian Stops

Despite court-ordered reform, a new report shows that over 40% of stops went undocumented in 2023.
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LAS in the News 10.04.24

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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LAS in the News 09.27.24

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.
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