Posts by Threespot Dev
PIX11: Group claims Cuomo urged DAs to overcharge black protesters to detain them
“Several legal defense groups called it an effort to circumvent the law and unlawfully detain protesters. “Already, there is a backlog of hundreds of New…
Joint NYC Defender Statement On Efforts to Circumvent Law and Detain Protestors
June 4, 2020 ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** 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…
Gotham Gazette: As Courts Reopen, Threat of ICE Returns: State Lawmakers Must Protect Our Neighbors
“ICE has already used the courthouse to trap immigrants during the current crisis. On March 13, as President Trump declared a National Emergency, Mr. RC,…
The Marshall Project: Police Arrested Fewer People During Coronavirus Shutdowns—Even Fewer Were White
“Dawit Getachew, a public defender at the Bronx Defenders in New York, says he’s seen the racial disparity in arrests before and after the pandemic,…
Joint NYC Defender Statement On NYPD Brutality
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 2020 CONTACTS: Jared Chausow, Brooklyn Defender Services, JChausow@bds.org Ryan Karerat, The Bronx Defenders, RKarerat@bronxdefenders.org Redmond Haskins, The Legal Aid Society,…
She Knows: 4 Things You Can Do Right Now to Demand Justice for George Floyd
“In particular, donating to bail funds allows organizations to do crucial work to provide justice to people who may be incarcerated because they cannot afford cash…
New York Daily News: Living with lupus in the time of Trump
“When Trump promoted this drug in March, people all over the world rushed to take it. There was an immediate shortage of the drug. Now that…
City Limits: Opinion: Don’t Leave the Vulnerable with Less Defense in NYC Courtrooms
“COVID-19 has upended every aspect of public life. It has also exposed and exacerbated the racial and economic disparities that have long existed in this…
CityLimits: City’s Courts Seen Lacking in Interpreters
“The situation is complicated when these organizations cannot pay for private simultaneous translation services and the lawyers are not bilingual. If a defendant is in…
Aljazeera: Still Here: A story of incarceration and gentrification in the US
“I am the proud mother of four children.” When Tamanika was sent to prison, three of her four children were put in foster care, while…