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LAS Demands Release of Incarcerated New Yorkers as COVID-19 Exposure Rate Soars

A new report issued by the NYC Board of Correction reveals that 60% of the city's detainees have been exposed to COVID-19, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Secures Release of 28 Clients Denied Transfer to Drug Treatment Program

Although their parole cases had already been adjudicated, these individuals were stuck on Rikers Island because all transfers to state custody have been suspended due to the COVID-19 epidemic, reports The Appeal.

LAS Joins the Fight to Protect Uber Driver Benefits

A proposed "legal category" of employees would allow Uber to treat it's workers as contractors while affording them only partial employee benefits, reports the Los Angeles Times.

LAS Supports Legislation That Would Extend Eviction Moratorium Through End of Year

The new legislation would protect tenants who have been economically devastated by the COVID-19 outbreak, reports Gothamist.

LAS Calls on Gov. Cuomo, DOCCS to Release Over 100 Incarcerated New Yorkers

Many of these individuals have imminent release dates or are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, according to Slate Magazine.

Op-Ed: Fear Prevailed in the Crusade to Undo New York’s Bail Reforms

Attorneys from The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice penned an op-ed in City Limits decrying the new state budget, which was used by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to force a rollback of bail reform.

LAS Condemns State Budget Cuts to Long Term Care Programs for Seniors

New York State is narrowing its requirements for enrollment in long-term care programs that provide senior and disabled populations with home-based care, according to City Limits.

LAS Expresses Outrage Over Death of Client Held on Techncial Violation at Rikers

Michael Tyson contracted COVID-19 while incarcerated at Rikers Island. His name was among the 100 detainees held for parole violations that The Legal Aid Society had sued to have released, reports THE CITY.

Listen: LAS Answers Unemployment Questions on The Brian Lehrer Show

Richard Blum, a staff attorney in The Legal Aid Society’s Employment Law Unit, takes questions from listeners about how best to navigate the overburdened system.

LAS, NYCLU Sue to Reform New York’s Broken Parole System

The class-action lawsuit challenges the unconstitutional automatic jailing of people held in New York City jails while waiting for a hearing for alleged parole violations, reports the New York Law Journal.