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Watch: What TV Cops Don’t Tell Us About Real Ones

The Legal Aid Society's Jennvine Wong was featured in a Vice News piece addressing the discrepancy between the depiction of police in entertainment media and reality.
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Defenders Urge Albany to Enact the Less Is More Act Immediately

The call comes on the one-year anniversary of Michael Tyson’s passing from COVID-19 while he was incarcerated at Rikers on a non-criminal technical parole violation, as reported by the Queen Daily Eagle.
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LAS in the News 04.02.21

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 Demands Improved Rent Relief Measures From New York State

Housing advocates are pressing state lawmakers to avoid missteps that hamstrung previous efforts, reports New York Focus.
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LAS Praises Legislation Severely Curtailing Solitary Confinement

The HALT Solitary Confinement Act is a significant step toward ending the torturous practice in prisons across New York State, according to El Diario.
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NYDN: DOI, DOC Investigators Had Access to Privileged Phone Recordings

Defenders called for action in response to a New York Daily News report that investigators had access to privileged attorney-client phone recordings.
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LAS Slams Move to Keep NYPD Disciplinary Files Secret

The Legal Aid Society condemned an attempt by the NYC Law Department to keep records produced for lawsuits over racial justice protests confidential, as reported by the New York Daily News.
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LAS Applauds Legalization of Marijuana in New York State

The change will provide means to positively transform disenfranchised communities of color for the better, reports the New York Daily News.
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LAS Decries Tech Issues Impact on Tenants in Housing Court

Tenants who lack access to computers, cell phones, and reliable internet face a daunting challenge interacting with virtual proceedings, reports Reuters.
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Phone Seizures by NYPD Impacting Minors’ Access to Education, Family

Advocates see a threat to education - as well specter of unlawful surveillance - in phone confiscations, as reported by THE CITY.
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