At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of the courtroom to defend our clients and dismantle the hidden, systemic barriers that can prevent them from thriving in New York City. We seek to be a beacon of hope for those who feel neglected —regardless of who they are, where they come from, or how they identify. Our experienced teams provide comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communities together, and in many cases, saves lives. 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:

Crisis on Rikers: LAS decries plan for out of City transfers, pushes courts on bail practices 

Pix 11: Federal monitor ‘gravely concerned’ over NYC jails’ ‘dangerous conditions’
NY Mag: Women and Trans Inmates to Be Transferred Out of Rikers
NYT: Amid Chaos at Rikers, Women and Transgender People to Be Transferred
AP: NY moving women, trans inmates from Rikers to state lockups
Queens Daily Eagle: City, state to transfer women and trans people off Rikers
Queens Daily Eagle: Cambria Heights mother worries for son on Rikers
NY1: Advocates critical of Hochul, de Blasio agreement to transfer women detainees off Rikers
NYN Media: The Rikers Island crisis, explained
New Yorker: What Responsibility Do Courts Bear for the Crisis at Rikers Island?
NYT: Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control
NYS Focus: Prison Agency Resisting Oversight, Say Lawmakers and Watchdogs

NYPD fearmongering over bail, discovery reform continues

NY Post:  NYPD misidentifies suspect in Brooklyn mugging
BKNews12: Legal Aid Society: Police wrongfully identified suspect in attack, robbery
NYDN: Purse-snatching suspect exonerated when cops learn he was on Rikers Island
CBS2: NYPD Commissioner Backtracks On Bail Reform Law As Big Reason For Gun Violence

More LAS in the news

The U.S. Sun: Urgent warning China may be SPYING on Americans using police drones
City Limits: Far Fewer Homeless Families Using Rent Subsidies to Move Out of NYC
Queens Daily Eagle: Advocates fight to end court fees before Senate
The Crime Report: The Collaborative Courtroom: A Proposal
The City: Staff, Advocates Push for Better Conditions at Youth Jails as Rikers Steals Attention
The Intercept: The NYPD Is Using Drones The U.S. Government Claims Threaten National Security