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Eleventh New Yorker Dies in Department of Correction Custody
Isaabdul Karim was being held at Rikers Island solely on a non-criminal, technical parole violation and should have been released, according to
The New York Times
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Listen: Rikers in Crisis
The Legal Aid Society's Corey Stoughton appeared on
The Brian Lehrer Show
to discuss the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island where an eleventh New Yorker has died.
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LAS Calls for Full Parole Review as Less Is More Becomes Law
The Legal Aid Society's praised Governor Hochul's swift enactment of the law and called for further action to decarcerate individuals being held on parole violations, as reported by NY1's
Inside City Hall
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LAS: Elected Officials Must Do More to Address Crisis on Rikers
The Legal Aid Society's Martin LaFalce appeared on NY1's
Capital Tonight
to discuss the ongoing crisis on Rikers Island and the steps lawmakers must take to remedy it.
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LAS Praises Governor Hochul’s Signing of the Less Is More Act
The bill comprehensively reforms the State's parole policies and will help to immediately alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding on Rikers Island, as reported by
Spectrum News
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LAS Files Two Suits Demanding Transparency on Conditions at City Jails
The lawsuits seek information from the Department of Correction on some of their most notorious housing units, according to
POLITICO
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LAS: Mayor’s Refusal to Decarcerate Will Cost Lives
Despite pleas from advocates, elected officials, and the Board of Correction the Mayor refuses to remove New Yorkers from a dire situation on Rikers Island, as reported by
POLITICO
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Rikers Emergency Disrupting New Yorkers’ Access to Due Process
A mass wave of staff absenteeism by Department of Correction employees is causing individuals detained on Rikers Island to miss critical court appearances, reports the
Queens Daily Eagle
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LAS Decries Mayor’s Insufficient Emergency Rikers Relief Plan
The Mayor's new plan includes no effort to decarcerate, although his own policy would allow him to do so substantially, as reported by
AMNY
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Lawmakers Join Call to Immediately Decarcerate Rikers Island
After a tour of the facility, elected officials described a jail in deadly disarray and joined New York's defender organizations in their demands to address the unfolding crisis, reports
Reuters
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