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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.

LAS Details Humanitarian Crisis on Rikers Island

The Legal Aid Society's Corey Stoughton sat for an extended interview with New York Magazine to discuss the dire situation unfolding in the City's jails.

LAS: Lack of Shelter Must Not Dictate Bail

Being unhoused should not influence the court’s decision to set bail, especially as a humanitarian crisis plagues the City's Jails, according to City Limits.

LAS Asks Federal Court to Address Humanitarian Crisis at Rikers Island, City Jails

Emergency relief could include court-ordered releases to protect people from the extraordinary harm they face given the collapse of basic operations in the City jails, reports Spectrum News.