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LAS Secures Contempt Ruling Against Department of Correction

A court ruled that the City has failed to address the long-standing and unconstitutional use of force in local jails.

Report: DOC Forcing New Yorkers with Mental Illness Into Solitary Confinement

The Department of Correction is also depriving this vulnerable population access to critical medical care.

LAS: Department of Correction Continues to Deny Access to Medical Care

Legal Aid has filed a third contempt motion in response to the department's gross disregard for its duty to incarcerated New Yorkers.

LAS Reaffirms Need for Receiver Over City Jails

In the latest filing in Nunez v. City of New York, Legal Aid demands an end to the devastating status quo on Rikers Island.

Report: Rikers Continues to Fail on Sanitation, Fire Safety, More

The report details the Department of Correction's failure to meet the most basic standards of cleanliness and safety for incarcerated New Yorkers.

LAS Files for Independent Receiver of NYC Jails

The action comes in response to years of utter failure by the Department of Corrections to keep incarcerated New Yorkers safe.

New Report Details Vermin Infestation on Rikers Island

The proliferation of vermin includes arthropods, mice, ants, flies, roaches, gnats, and drain flies.

DOC Failed to Conduct Fire Safety Inspections on Rikers for Over a Year

A recent fire safety audit proved, once again, that the Department of Correction is incapable of providing safe and humane living conditions.

Judge Will Consider Outside Control of Rikers

The Legal Aid Society has long argued that only an independent, empowered leader can reform the City's jails.

Federal Prosecutor Calls for Independent Leadership on Rikers

Damian Williams is echoing the position long held by The Legal Aid Society, that a receivership is necessary to address the humanitarian crisis in City jails.