Posts by Threespot Dev
NBC 4 New York: Low-Level Suspects Seriously Hurt
An investigation by NBC 4 New York’s partners at WNYC shows that it’s not uncommon for low-level arrests to spiral dangerously out of control –…
WNYC: When ‘Broken Windows’ Leads to Busted Heads
WNYC’s Robert Lewis investigates the NYPD’s embrace of the “broken windows” theory in the wake of the recent death of Staten Island resident Eric Garner. The…
Hitting the court at the annual BXD Interns vs. Staff basketball game!
Taking a step back from the daily fight in and outside of the courtroom for our clients and their families, Bronx Defenders staff and summer…
Salon: “I can’t breathe!” Police overreach, Eric Garner and the chokehold of racism
Read Bronx Defenders Summer Legal Intern Shaun Ossei-Owusu’s powerful commentary on police brutality in New York City, responding to the recent death of Staten Island resident…
HuffPost Live: Kumar Rao interviewed on death of Eric Garner and police brutality
“We need to hold the police department as a whole accountable for the culture that allows for police officers to regularly profile people of color,…
The New York Times: Ill and in Solitary at Rikers
Read The Bronx Defenders’ Skylar Albertson’s “Letter to Editor” published in The New York Times in response to their recent article on mental illness among…
The 2014 Holistic Defense for Public Defender Offices Technical Assistance Project
The Center for Holistic Defense at The Bronx Defenders The 2014 Holistic Defense for Public Defender Offices Technical Assistance Project Request For Proposals The Center…
New York Daily News: Bronx Freedom Fund seeks to show other groups how to post bail for needy defendants
The difference between being saddled with a criminal record and keeping one’s profile clean often comes down to a person’s ability to come up with…
Bronx News 12: Bronx Defenders hold block party in Melrose
Bronx News 12 featured The Bronx Defenders 2014 Community Block Party. To see the article click here.
TimeOut New York: 26 awesome things happening in New York this week (July 7–10)
The Bronx Defenders 2014 Community Block Party was listed among TimeOut Magazine’s “26 awesome things happening in New York” in the week of July 7,…