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What You Need to Know About Encounters with the Police

Police encounters can be frightening and they have the potential to escalate. The most important aspect of the encounter is your safety. Remembering to exercise your rights will help you stay in control. You have...

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What You Need to Know About Sealing Your Criminal Convictions

Under a recent New York State law (CPL § 160.59), some people may be able to get their criminal convictions sealed. Here’s what you should know about the sealing law and the process.

City Scientists Call for Independence from NYPD

The Legal Aid Society supports scientists working at the NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in their desire for the City Council to enforce fair and ethical DNA collection, according to the New York Daily News.

LAS in the News 1.10.20

We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

LAS Joins Task Force for Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, Intersex People in Custody

Attorneys Dori Lewis and Mik Kinkead join government and community organization representatives, all of whom are leading experts, including experts by lived experience.

Evictions Down 20 Percent Due to Housing Reform, Right to Counsel

“These laws and programs are noticeably working and more New Yorkers are remaining in their homes,” The Legal Aid Society's Judith Goldiner tells the AM New York.

Op-Ed: Albany Must Keep Bail Reform in Place

Legal Aid's Arielle Reid has penned a new op-ed in the New York Daily News refuting Governor Hochl's calls to further erode 2019's bail reforms in her State of the State address.

New Voices Join Call for Rikers Receivership

Former City Officials and the City Bar Association have filed petitions in support of Legal Aid's demand for independent leadership of City jails.

Restoring Clients’ Humanity in the Parole Revocation Defense Unit

Marissa Kubicki, a forensic social worker, knows the harm incarceration can bring from her time working on Rikers Island.