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LAS Renews Call for Receivership of City Jails

The Legal Aid Society has long maintained that independent leadership with the authority to enact bold and swift change is necessary to end the humanitarian crisis on Rikers Island.

LAS Releases Legislative Priorities For Assembly Special Session

After a largely unproductive legislative session, Legal Aid is calling on lawmakers to prioritize a number of bills that have already passed the Senate.

LAS Calls on Governor Hochul to Enact Clean Slate Legislation

The transformative legislation will help millions of New Yorkers living with a criminal conviction start anew, increasing their access to jobs, housing, and critical services.

LAS in the News 06.09.23

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.

LAS Decries Albany’s Callous Inaction on Housing Crisis

Legal Aid is demanding lawmakers convene a special session to pass a comprehensive housing package including "Good Cause" eviction protections and a State level voucher program.

Manhattan DA Vacates 316 Convictions Involving Discredited NYPD Officers

The Legal Aid Society continues to call on district attorneys in all boroughs to regularly and transparently evaluate criminal conduct by law enforcement.

Monitor: NYPD’s Neighborhood Safety Teams Show Concerning Patterns

The controversial unit, which relaunched in March of 2022, may once again be aggressively targeting Black and Hispanic New Yorkers, according to a preliminary audit.

LAS in the News 06.02.23

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.

NYSBA Honors Corey Stoughton’s Innovation, Advocacy

For the past three years, Stoughton has led the Criminal Defense Practice's strategic litigation and legislative advocacy to advance systemic change.

LAS Decries Abrupt End to Public Notifications of Deaths in Custody

The Department of Correction is no longer informing the public when a New Yorker in their custody dies, part of a continuing effort to hide the ongoing crisis in City jails.