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LAS Honors Staff at 144th Annual Meeting

The Legal Aid Society held its 144th Annual Meeting virtually on Wednesday, December 16. Members of the staff were recognized for their service and dedication to the organization and its clients.

Op-Ed: This is Sham NYPD Reform

Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge of the Criminal Defense Practice, penned a joint op-ed in the New York Daily News slamming the Mayor and NYPD Commissioner for dodging actual reform and reinforcing the status quo.

LAS Warns of Eviction Wave for Communities of Color

The upcoming expiration of eviction bans will disproportionately impact communities of color and could push millions of struggling tenants into the streets, according to POLITICO.

NYPD Continues to Add New Yorkers’ DNA to Rogue City Database

Despite promises to expunge profiles, new data confirms that over 2000 individuals have been added to the index, as reported by Gothamist/WNYC.

2,000 New Yorkers in Custody Have Tested Positive for COVID-19

The shameful milestone is the result of inaction by the Governor and DOCCS, who have failed to protect vulnerable individuals, as reported by the Staten Island Advance.

LAS in the News 12.11.20

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:

Watch: LAS Talks COVID-19 and the NY Prison System

Stefen Short, an attorney in The Legal Aid Society's Prisoners' Rights Project, joined a round-table discussion with Lisa Evers’ Street Soldiers.

Cuomo’s Early Release Program Continues to Fail LAS Clients

The Legal Aid Society has long called on the Governor to use his powers to release more New Yorkers vulnerable to COVID-19 as the state grapples with a second wave of the virus, as reported by the New York Daily News.

LAS Again Debunks NYPD Claim Connecting Modest Rise in Shootings to Bail Reform

Criminal justice advocates say claims attributing increased crime to reform measures are spurious, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Urges Cuomo to Release Vulnerable New Yorkers Held on Parole Warrants

As COVID-19 rates continue to rise in local jails, many individuals are still being held solely on parole warrants, many of which are predicated on non-criminal technical violations, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.