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Public Defenders: Courts Must Take Responsibility for Rikers Crisis

Defenders across the five boroughs are calling on judges and district attorneys to use their power to prevent New Yorkers from winding up in City jails unnecessarily, as reported by The New Yorker.

LAS Criticizes NYPD Over Drones Linked to Potential National Security Threat

The company that manufactures these drones has been flagged by The Department of Homeland Security as potentially providing data to the Chinese government, reports The Intercept.

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LAS: Clients Must Be Released as ICE Exits New Jersey

Advocates are calling on ICE to release individuals rather than transfer them out of state, away from their families, counsel, and communities, as reported by the New Jersey Monitor.

Advocates: Prosecutors, Judges are Driving the Rikers Crisis

Politicians and public defenders are calling on district attorneys and judges to stop requesting and setting bail while the crisis in City jails continues, reports the New York Post.

LAS Calls on Albany to Pass Treatment Not Jail Act

The proposed legislation would significantly expand access to treatment options for New Yorkers facing incarceration, as reported by WBAI's On the Count.

LAS Decries Unpredictable Immigration Court Scheduling

Hearings are being rescheduled without leaving adequate time for attorneys to prepare and clients to appear, according to Documented NY.

LAS: Shelter Rule Changes for Families Should Be Permanent

The Department of Social Services streamlined their cumbersome intake process when COVID-19 hit and advocates want to make sure those changes stay in place, reports City Limits.

LAS, Elected Officials Urge DAs to Stop Requesting High Bail During Rikers Crisis

Advocates and electeds called out the unconscionable decision by district attorneys to seek high bail, which results in more New Yorkers being jailed unnecessarily, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Sues to Ensure Essential Medical Care for Incarcerated Clients

The litigation also seeks the decarceration of City jails should the Department of Correction persist in Its failure to provide New Yorkers in its custody appropriate care, reports the New York Daily News.