Joint Defender Statement in Response to Mayoral Summit on Criminal Justice
(NEW YORK, NY) – The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, and the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, organizations [...]
Oct
2022
Oct
2022
Neighborhood Defender Service statement on the death of Albert Woodfox
(October 8, 2022) The Board of Directors and staff of Neighborhood Defender Service celebrate the life and legacy of our [...]
Jan
2022
New Data Show Dramatic Increase in Arrests and Prosecutions of Black People for Carrying a Concealed Weapon
(DETROIT, MI) - Data from the court system, publicly-available arrest data, and data from Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) together [...]
Jan
2022
Public Defenders and Advocates to Hold Press Conference on New Data Showing Increase in Arrests for Black People for Carrying a Concealed Weapon
DETROIT — Advocates, defense attorneys and their clients will share data showing a 300 percent spike in arrests for [...]
Jan
2022
NYC Defenders Demand that City Stop Recording Phone Calls Made by Incarcerated New Yorkers
(NEW YORK, NY) - The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, New York County Defender Services, [...]
Dec
2021
NYC Defenders Statement on Death of William Brown, the 16th Person to Die in DOC Custody This Year
(NEW YORK, NY) – Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, New York County Defender [...]
Oct
2021
Legislators and Impacted People Demand That District Attorneys End Cash Bail Practices to Curb Rikers Crisis
Contact: Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (SMccann@ndsny.org) ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** (NEW YORK, NY) – Legislators, public defenders, [...]
Nov
2020
Neighborhood Defender Service Mourns Loss of New York City Mayor David Dinkins
(NEW YORK, NY) – Neighborhood Defender Service (NDS) Executive Director Rick Jones issued the following statement regarding the enormous [...]
Jul
2020
Community Statement on the Killing of Hakim Littleton
Community Demands Independent Investigation into Police Killing of Hakim Littleton, End to Excessive Force (DETROIT, MI) – ACLU of [...]
Jun
2020
On Juneteenth, Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit Opens Community Intake in Support of Black Community
Effective immediately, NDS will provide representation at no cost to Wayne County residents who believe they are going to be arrested or who have just been arrested.
Jun
2020
On Juneteenth, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Launches Police Misconduct Project
New Yorkers who have experienced police misconduct can now use NDS as a resource in filing an action for police accountability.
Jun
2020
As Contact Tracing is Rolled Out Across NY, Advocates Raise the Alarm About the Weaponization of Intimate Health Information By Police and ICE
Contact: Katie Schaffer, Center for Community Alternatives, kschaffer@communityalternatives.org Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, smccann@ndsny.org At Press Conference, [...]
Jun
2020
Joint NYC Defender Statement On Efforts to Circumvent Law and Detain Protestors
Daniel Ball, Brooklyn Defender Services, dball@bds.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society, RHaskins@legal-aid.org [...]
Jun
2020
Joint Wayne County Defense Community Standing with Protectors of Black Lives
Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, (703) 867-1972, (SMccann@ndsny.org) Lillian Diallo, Wayne County Criminal Defense Bar Association, (313) 719-8899 Casey [...]
Jun
2020
Joint NYC Defender Statement On NYPD Brutality
Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Queens Defenders, and New York County Defender Services issued the following statement on New York City Police Department (NYPD) brutality