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Advocates: Albany Must Enact “Good Cause” Legislation to Prevent Evictions

Similar laws have already proved effective in Hudson and Albany and these protections should apply statewide to all residents in unregulated units, according to City Limits.

TGNCNBI Task Force Demands Full Stop on Planned Transfers From Rikers

The City Council appointed group of advocates opposes the proposed upstate transfers and is calling for immediate decarceration, as reported by The Nation.

Vincent Paolo Villano Joins LAS as Chief Communications Officer

Villano brings over a decade of experience in government, campaigns, and advocacy using communications to advance racial, social, and economic justice, reports POLITICO.

LAS Mourns Passing of Client Anthony Scott

Mr. Scott is at least the fourteenth person to die this year due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in City jails, according to The New York Times.

LAS: Brooklyn Housing Court Unfit for In-Person Return

141 Livingston is a former commercial space with narrow hallways that will not be safe for a high volume of in-person appearances, reports Law360.

Women, Transgender New Yorkers Protest Transfers to Upstate Prisons

Over 70 incarcerated individuals signed a petition condemning a plan to transfer them from Rikers Island to facilities outside of the City, as reported by NBC 4 New York.

LAS in the News 10.15.21

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.

Federal Monitor: Conditions on Rikers Island Remain Grave

The Department of Corrections has failed to correct the dangerous conditions that led to an emergency order to address the humanitarian crisis in City jails, as reported by the PIX 11 News.

LAS: Don’t Buy Commissioner Shea’s Fearmongering on Bail, Discovery Reform

The City's own data contradicts the NYPD Commissioner's attempts to link pre-trial reforms with a rise in crime, according to CBS 2 New York.

LAS Secures Improvements to Grant Program for Homeless New Yorkers

Legal Aid Society litigation ensures that apartments will be safe and landlords will be held accountable, reports City Limits.