Public defenders sue state to stop in-person criminal proceedings during COVID crisis
Six public defender organizations sued the state Tuesday to stop in-person...
Brooklyn Supreme Court to begin in-person appearances for criminal cases on July 20
Grand juries will be back by Aug. 10, but in-person appearances...
Brooklyn Defender Services urges de Blasio to defund NYPD
Brooklyn Defender Services announced on Tuesday that it has joined a movement...
Courts have reopened too soon, say Brooklyn Defender Services and other advocates
The New York City court system has officially reopened as part of...
Brooklyn Housing Court to reopen in weeks, not months, says Cannataro
It was a big step when the court system announced that it...
Brooklyn Defender Services issues a call to action to help the incarcerated during pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in New York’s jails...
Criminal justice advocates call on Cuomo to do more to protect prisoners
A group called the Justice Roadmap wants to draw attention to the...
Could rolling back bail reform change the plan to close Rikers?
Advocates for closing Rikers and opening smaller borough-based jails are beginning...
Report calls on new NYPD top cop Dermot Shea to abolish gang database
“I was trying to get my degrees, go to law school. How...