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LAS Demands Clemency for Medically-Vulnerable Client Trapped on Rikers
Reginald Randolph suffers from significant medical and mental health concerns and has been accepted for immediate placement into a supportive housing program with wrap around services, as reported by
The Appeal
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LAS Decries Mayor’s Backtrack on Solitary Confinement Reform
A new executive order delays critically needed reforms and also rolls back previous protections, reports
THE CITY
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LAS: City Has Consistently Violated Court Order on Conditions in City Jails
The City has failed to provide legally manded ventilation-related data, which is of critical importance as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, according to the
New York Daily News
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Advocates Rally Against Upstate Transfer of TGNCNBI New Yorkers
The Legal Aid Society joined protesters who are demanding the Governor and Mayor reconsider an ill-convinced plan to move people from Rikers to facilities outside of the City, reports
News 12 Bronx
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TGNCNBI Task Force Demands Full Stop on Planned Transfers From Rikers
The City Council appointed group of advocates opposes the proposed upstate transfers and is calling for immediate decarceration, as reported by
The Nation
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LAS Mourns Passing of Client Anthony Scott
Mr. Scott is at least the fourteenth person to die this year due to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in City jails, according to
The New York Times
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Women, Transgender New Yorkers Protest Transfers to Upstate Prisons
Over 70 incarcerated individuals signed a petition condemning a plan to transfer them from Rikers Island to facilities outside of the City, as reported by
NBC 4 New York
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Federal Monitor: Conditions on Rikers Island Remain Grave
The Department of Corrections has failed to correct the dangerous conditions that led to an emergency order to address the humanitarian crisis in City jails, as reported by the
PIX 11 News
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LAS Decries Move to Transfer Detained Women Out of New York City
Approximately 230 incarcerated women will be transferred from Rikers Island to the Bedford Hill and Taconic Correctional Facilities, both of which are located 40 miles north of the City, according to
Spectrum News
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Public Defenders: Courts Must Take Responsibility for Rikers Crisis
Defenders across the five boroughs are calling on judges and district attorneys to use their power to prevent New Yorkers from winding up in City jails unnecessarily, as reported by
The New Yorker
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