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LAS in the News 01.08.21

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.

As Death Toll, Infection Rates Mount in NYS Prisons, LAS Calls for Immediate Releases

The Legal Aid Society called on the Governor and DOCCS to release New Yorkers who are vulnerable to COVID-19 as nine incarcerated people have died in a three-week span, according to WNYC/Gothamist..

LAS Sues to Protect Incarcerated New Yorkers at Upstate Correctional Facility

Filed together with Relman Colfax, the landmark federal action seeks to secure critical protections from COVID-19 for elderly and medically vulnerable individuals, as reported by The Intercept.

LAS Warns Over Risky COVID-19 Screening Policy in City Jails

The current testing policy allows unacceptable transmission risks for prisoners and staff alike, reports WNYC/Gothamist.

Watch: NYPD Officer Employs Knee-on-Neck Hold During Violent Arrest

Disturbing new video shows the same technique used in the killing of George Floyd being applied to a client of The Legal Aid Society, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Calls on City to Immediately Fix DOC Inmate Lookup

The system, which is currently down, is widely used by families to pay bail and make deposits to commissary accounts of incarcerated individuals, according to the New York Daily News.

Op-Ed: How to Save Lives in Jail Right Now

In a joint opinion piece in the New York Daily News, Kayla Simpson from the Prisoners' Rights Project calls on government officials to learn from past mistakes and renew efforts to decarcerate NYC jails.

LAS Decries Promotion of Cops with Records of Complaints

New NYPD Commanders have documented record of misconduct, reports Gothamist.

LAS in the News 01.01.21

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.

Court Rejects City’s Attempt to Derail Litigation Seeking to Equip Shelters With WiFi

The federal court ruling is a win for students and families across the city who have long struggled with insufficient access to remote learning, reports Law and Crime.