Press Statements
Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders re: Improving the living conditions for asylum seekers staying in the DHS shelter system, HERRCs, and Respite Centers
New York City Council Committees on Immigration and General Welfare Improving the living conditions for asylum seekers staying in the DHS shelter system, HERRCs, and Respite…
Justine Olderman Stepping Down as Executive Director at The Bronx Defenders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anthony Chiarito, media@bronxdefenders.org (The Bronx, NY) – Today, Justine Olderman announced she will step down as Executive Director of The Bronx Defenders after six…
Client Emergency Fund 10th Anniversary Happy Hour
Our Work Defending New Yorkers Every day, The Bronx Defenders zealously defends people in court and fights to keep families together. But we know that…
The Bronx Defenders Host Fourth Annual Community Day of Action in Albany
Contact: Anthony Chiarito, The Bronx Defenders, achiarito@bronxdefenders.org The Bronx Defenders and State Elected Officials Rallied in Albany to Fight for Transformative Change in the Bronx and Beyond …
The Bronx Defenders and Arnold & Porter Sue ACS to Stop Its Reign of Terror Against New York’s Most Marginalized Families
Contacts: Michael Paul Jackson, The Bronx Defenders, mjackson@bronxdefenders.org Issara Baumann, Arnold & Porter, issara.baumann@arnoldporter.com Lawsuits seek to force ACS to finally answer for decades of systemic racism…
NYC’s Public Defenders Condemn Mayor Adams’ Remarks Calling for More Criminalization and Forced Hospitalization of New Yorkers in Need
(New York, NY) – In response to Mayor Adams’ remarks this week, The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, New York County…
NYC Public Defenders Joint Statement on DOI Investigation of Wrongly Recorded Phone Calls in NYC Jails
Contact: Anthony Chiarito, The Bronx Defenders, (AChiarito@bronxdefenders.org) (NEW YORK, NY) – The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Legal Aid Society, Neighborhood Defender Service of…
New York City Public Defenders Joint Statement on New York’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
(NEW YORK, NY) – The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, New York County Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, and…
The Bronx Defenders Statement on the Governor’s Announcement to Weaken NY’s Bail Laws in the State Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anthony Chiarito, The Bronx Defenders, achiarito@bronxdefenders.org New York, NY – Following last night’s announcement by the Governor on a “conceptual agreement”…
State Lawmakers Must Stop the Governor’s Plan to Send More People to Die on Rikers Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anthony Chiarito, achiarito@bronxdefenders.org New York, NY – As State lawmakers return to Albany and Governor Hochul attempts to rollback bail and discovery reform…