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Vaccine Fight for Incarcerated New Yorkers Makes LAS City & State Weekly Winner

The Legal Aid Society was named as one of City & State's Weekly Winners after a court victory that compels the state to offer incarcerated New Yorkers COVID-19 vaccines.

LAS: Transition All Parole Matters to Video or Face Litigation

The Legal Aid Society promised imminent litigation if Albany does not act immediately to restore due process rights, reports the Politico New York Playbook.

LAS Secures Working WiFi for Homeless Students at 200+ City Shelters

The settlement, secured with Milbank LLP, requires the City to install wireless internet so more than 11,000 school-aged children can participate in remote education, as reported by the New York Daily News.

LAS: Unhoused and Homeless New Yorkers Cannot Easily Access Relief Funds

Systemic barriers to those in need of stimulus checks include the requirement for official identification and a general lack of awareness, according to The New York Times.

LAS Faults Derelict Voting Rights Information in NYC Jails

The Department of Correction has failed to meet its obligations to facilitate access to voting in City jails, as reported by Gothamist.

LAS Rips NYPD’s Youth Phone Confiscations

Anger is building over a myriad of disruptions caused by phone seizures by the New York City Police Department, reports THE CITY.

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.

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.

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.

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.