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Advocates: End Predatory Court Fines and Fees

The Legal Aid Society is supporting new legislation that would help alleviate the cycle of debt and punishment, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Decries Move to Transfer Detained Women Out of New York City

Approximately 230 incarcerated women will be transferred from Rikers Island to the Bedford Hill and Taconic Correctional Facilities, both of which are located 40 miles north of the City, according to Spectrum News.

NYPD Identifies Wrong Man in Latest Instance of Bail Reform Fearmongering

Commissioner Shea incorrectly identified a Legal Aid client as a suspect in the NYPD's ongoing effort to draw a false equivalency between bail reform and crime, reports the New York Post.

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.