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LAS and Kasowitz File Lawsuit to Free 9 Clients Incarcerated at NYS Prisons

In light of the quickly escalating public health crisis the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered within New York State prisons, the writ seeks their immediate release, reports the Associated Press.

LAS Explains Changes to Mortgages and Foreclosures During COVID-19 Crisis

Legal Aid housing attorneys answer frequently asked questions in a piece on QNS.com.

LAS Files Clemency Applications on Behalf of 20 Incarcerated New Yorkers

Many of these individuals have upcoming release dates or are especially vulnerable to COVID-19, according to The New Republic.

LAS Calls on Mayor, NYPD to Modify Policing Practices Putting Communities at Risk of COVID-19

Despite a decrease in crime and a rapid increase of confirmed cases amongst the NYPD, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea has not committed to any policy changes, reports The Intercept.

Op-Ed: Release Many More People From Prison Now, Gov. Cuomo

In an op-ed in today's New York Daily News, Tina Luongo, Attorney-in-Charge of The Legal Aid Society's Criminal Defense Practice demands an expansion of the release of vulnerable prisoners from local jails and prisons.

LAS, Co-Counsel Win Release of 5 ICE Detainees as Coronavirus Outbreak Mounts

The Legal Aid Society together with Bronx Defenders, ACLU, and ACLU of NJ successfully litigated the immediate release of individuals from two detention facilities, reports the NY Daily News.

Advocates Warn NYC’s Homeless Shelters are a “Time Bomb” Amid COVID-19

Public advocates fear the worst as the deadly virus invades one place where social distancing is impossible, reports The New York Times.

LAS Demands Release of Incarcerated New Yorkers After Death of Second Client

Walter Ance, who was 63 years old, passed away Saturday from COVID-19 while in custody of the New York City Department of Correction, according to THE CITY.

LAS Secures the Release of 51 Clients Held on Technical Parole Violations

The ruling comes just days after the deaths of Michael Tyson and Raymond Rivera, two New Yorkers who contracted COVID-19 while in the custody of the DOCCS, according to the CNN.

LAS in the News 3.10.20

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.