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NYIFUP, Immigrants Detail Inhumane Conditions, Abuses in ICE Detention

Advocates are demanding the release of individuals at the Orange County Correctional Facility, where widespread issues with staff are creating a dangerous environment.
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LAS in the News 02.25.22

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.
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LAS Lauds Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court

If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman and public defender to sit on the nation’s highest court.
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Over 100 Bronx Residents Face Unwarranted Eviction by Private Equity Firm

Housing advocates are calling on lawmakers in Albany to pass "Good Cause" eviction legislation that would provide basic protections to tenants in unregulated buildings statewide.
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LAS in the News 02.18.22

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.
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Immigrants Stage Hunger Strike in Protest of Treatment in ICE Detention

Advocates are calling on ICE to release those held in Orange County Jail, where widespread issues with staff are creating a dangerous environment, according to the New York Daily News.
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Shervon Small to Head LAS Bronx Neighborhood Office

Small will lead and empower a dynamic team of more than 150 staff to provide comprehensive civil legal services throughout the borough.
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LAS Attorneys Recognized As Tenant Advocacy Leaders

The Legal Aid Society's Judith Goldiner and Ellen Davidson have been named to City & State's Real Estate Power 100 list.
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Op-Ed: Setting the Record Straight on Adams’ Call to Upend Bail Reform

Lawyers with The Legal Aid Society’s Decarceration Project explain the Mayor's proposal is discriminatory and will lead to over-incarceration in a new piece for the New York Law Journal.
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City Data: Incarcerated New Yorkers Still Denied Access to Medical Care

The Department of Correction failed to facilitate over 6,000 medical appointments in January of 2022 alone, according to the New York Daily News.
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