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Op-Ed: Gov. Hochul Must Commute Reginald Randolph’s Sentence

A Legal Aid Society client with mental illness sentenced to two to four years for stealing Nyquil should be in treatment, not prison.

LAS Calls for Release of Incarcerated People as COVID Infections Spike in City Jails

The Correction Commissioner is sending a dire warning of a brewing health crisis as Omicron slams incarcerated populations, reports The New York Times.

LAS Secures 600K Settlement for Home Health Aide Workers

Health aides working 24 shifts in clients' homes are often subjected to underpayment despite federal and state protections, reports City Limits.

LAS Praises DOE for Creating a Team Dedicated to Children in Foster Care

The need for these services in New York City is great: approximately 7,000 students spend time in foster care during any given school year, according to the New York Daily News.

NYC Defenders Outline 2022 Legislative Priorities

New York City's public defender organizations are pushing for critical criminal justice reforms to be passed when lawmakers return to Albany in January, as reported by Spectrum News.

LAS in the News 12.17.21

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 Hosts 38th Annual Community Holiday Gift Giving and Celebration

Toys were distributed for some 300 children—including 75 kids whose mothers are incarcerated at Rikers Island—and their families.

Listen: Advocates Hope Hochul Delivers on Clemency Where Cuomo Failed

The Legal Aid Society's Ted Hausman joined WNYC for a segment on the Governor's power to pardon and grant clemency to deserving New Yorkers.

Crisis on Rikers: LAS Client William Brown is the 16th New Yorker to Die in Custody

Mr. Brown is the latest victim of the ongoing humanitarian crisis that is plaguing City jails, according to The New York Times.

LAS Decries Adams’ Plan to Expand Solitary Confinement in City Jails

The incoming Mayor's proposal throws away years of progress undoing the physical and mental harms caused by the practice, reports the New York Daily News.