NDS’ Ariana Brill on the Devastating Impact of Covid on Incarcerated Students
The pandemic has had devastating effects on students incarcerated on Rikers Island. NDS Education Attorney Ariana Brill testified before [...]
May
2021
Mar
2021
NY Supreme Court Rules Incarcerated People Must be Offered COVID Vaccine Immediately
Judge sides with public defenders and advocates in suit, says state’s exclusion of incarcerated people from vaccine eligibility is [...]
May
2020
NDS Harlem Managing Director Alice Fontier Address Joint Session of NY State Legislature on the Disparate Impact of COVID-19
This week, NDS Managing Director addressed a joint session of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate about how COVID-19 compounds the injustices our neighbors and clients in upper Manhattan face every single day.
Jan
2020
NDS’ Emily Ponder Williams Testifies to City Council on NYC Human Rights Law
Emily Ponder Williams, Managing Attorney of NDS' Civil Defense Practice, testified before the New York City Council's Committee on [...]
Sep
2019
NDS Detroit Hosts Open House for New Staff as Office Prepares for Launch
Neighborhood Defender Service Detroit hosted an Open House for its new staff, marking one month before the new office [...]
Jul
2019
Neighborhood Defender Service Finalizes New Public Defender Office in Detroit
June 13, 2019 DETROIT, MICHIGAN – Today, Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) signed a contract with Wayne County, Michigan to [...]
Mar
2019
NDS Staff Call on City Council to Strengthen Public Housing Management
NDS testified before the New York City Council to the need for improved management of public housing.
Mar
2019
NDS’ Seth Steed Discusses Holistic Defense at the Guggenheim Symposium on Crime in America
Seth Steed, Managing Attorney of NDS’ Criminal Defense Practice, says the structural inequality of the criminal legal system is immediately apparent.