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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.

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.

Advocates: Prosecutors, Judges are Driving the Rikers Crisis

Politicians and public defenders are calling on district attorneys and judges to stop requesting and setting bail while the crisis in City jails continues, reports the New York Post.

LAS, Elected Officials Urge DAs to Stop Requesting High Bail During Rikers Crisis

Advocates and electeds called out the unconscionable decision by district attorneys to seek high bail, which results in more New Yorkers being jailed unnecessarily, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS Sues to Ensure Essential Medical Care for Incarcerated Clients

The litigation also seeks the decarceration of City jails should the Department of Correction persist in Its failure to provide New Yorkers in its custody appropriate care, reports the New York Daily News.

LAS: Lifting Parole Warrants Will Help Decarcerate City Jails

The Legal Aid Society is joining the call by New York legislators for Governor Hochul to lift parole holds for people detained on low bail amounts, as reported by Spectrum News.

Court Issues Emergency Order to Address Humanitarian Crisis in City Jails

The order comes in response to a filing by The Legal Aid Society detailing the extraordinary risk of harm facing incarcerated New Yorkers, reports PIX11 News.

Mayor Visits Rikers, LAS Demands Decarceration

The Legal Aid Society continued its call for the Mayor to use his power to immediately remove individuals from Rikers via his 6A work-release program, as reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.

Listen: Rikers in Crisis: A Rare Visit From the Mayor, What Role Judges Play

The Legal Aid Society's Tina Luongo appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss the ongoing crisis in city jails and what actions must be taken by prosecutors and judges to help.

Public Defenders: Prosecutors, Judges Must Address Rikers Crisis

At a series of protests outside local criminal courthouses defenders called on prosecutors and judges to stop requesting and setting bail and sending New Yorkers to jail pre-trial, reports Gothamist.