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Eleventh New Yorker Dies in Department of Correction Custody
Isaabdul Karim was being held at Rikers Island solely on a non-criminal, technical parole violation and should have been released, according to
The New York Times
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Listen: Rikers in Crisis
The Legal Aid Society's Corey Stoughton appeared on
The Brian Lehrer Show
to discuss the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island where an eleventh New Yorker has died.
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LAS Calls for Full Parole Review as Less Is More Becomes Law
The Legal Aid Society's praised Governor Hochul's swift enactment of the law and called for further action to decarcerate individuals being held on parole violations, as reported by NY1's
Inside City Hall
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LAS: Elected Officials Must Do More to Address Crisis on Rikers
The Legal Aid Society's Martin LaFalce appeared on NY1's
Capital Tonight
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LAS in the New 09.17.21
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:
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LAS Praises Governor Hochul’s Signing of the Less Is More Act
The bill comprehensively reforms the State's parole policies and will help to immediately alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding on Rikers Island, as reported by
Spectrum News
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LAS Files Two Suits Demanding Transparency on Conditions at City Jails
The lawsuits seek information from the Department of Correction on some of their most notorious housing units, according to
POLITICO
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LAS: Mayor’s Refusal to Decarcerate Will Cost Lives
Despite pleas from advocates, elected officials, and the Board of Correction the Mayor refuses to remove New Yorkers from a dire situation on Rikers Island, as reported by
POLITICO
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Judge Dismisses Landlord Challenges to New York Rent Reforms
The Legal Aid Society applauded Judge Kenneth Karas for dismissing two lawsuits challenging New York State's comprehensive rent reform laws, reports the
New York Daily News
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Advocates Demand Release, Not Transfer as ICE Detention in Hudson County Closes
ICE retains the discretion to release immigrants rather than transfer them to other facilities, away from their families, counsel, and communities, according to the
Hudson County View
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