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Mar2021

Following Bombshell Report on COVID Deaths on Rikers Island, Officials Must Address the Deadly Conditions That Persist in Jails and Prisons

March 8th, 2021|

Today, THE CITY reported on an unreleased Board of Correction (BOC) investigation into three deaths that occurred in Department of Correction (DOC) custody last year. The men died at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in conditions exacerbated by a series of DOC failures, the report shows

Jan2021

NDS Harlem Calls on New York to Vaccinate Incarcerated People Now

January 14th, 2021|

As the pandemic’s latest wave rages, with New York City’s COVID positivity rate now at more than 9 percent, the state has two solutions before it, which must be pursued in tandem: vaccinate every incarcerated person and reduce the jail and prison population. The consequences of inaction would be catastrophic.

Jul2018

The Power of Public Defense

July 26th, 2018|

Originally published in the July 2018 Issue of The Champion By Rick Jones Earlier this year, news of New York’s falling crime rate gained national attention. Gone are the [...]

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