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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.

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.

Rikers Emergency Disrupting New Yorkers’ Access to Due Process

A mass wave of staff absenteeism by Department of Correction employees is causing individuals detained on Rikers Island to miss critical court appearances, reports the Queens Daily Eagle.

LAS Decries Mayor’s Insufficient Emergency Rikers Relief Plan

The Mayor's new plan includes no effort to decarcerate, although his own policy would allow him to do so substantially, as reported by AMNY.

LAS Testimony Highlights Importance of Funding Civil Legal Services

The Legal Aid Society's work to secure wireless access for students in homeless shelters during COVID-19 illustrates why ongoing funding is so critical, according to the Queens Daily Eagle.

Lawmakers Join Call to Immediately Decarcerate Rikers Island

After a tour of the facility, elected officials described a jail in deadly disarray and joined New York's defender organizations in their demands to address the unfolding crisis, reports Reuters.

Listen: The Case for Legalizing Sex Work

The Legal Aid Society's Abigail Swenstein appeared on the Finding Humanity podcast to discuss decriminalizing sex work.

Elected Officials to Tour Rikers Despite City Pushback

Lawmakers are alarmed over the humanitarian crisis unfolding in City jails, where at least ten individuals have died this year, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS in the News 09.10.21

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.

Crisis on Rikers: Tenth New Yorker Dies in Custody

Esias Johnson, a 24-year-old client of The Legal Aid Society, is the tenth person to die in DOC custody in 2021, as reported by CBS 2 New York.