Brooklyn Defender Services spearheads relief for Rikers inmates following record heatwave
The latest heatwave might have broken, but the summer is not over...
NYC public defenders threaten to sue state to stop in-person criminal proceedings
A group of New York City public defender agencies have threatened to...
Brooklyn Defender Services urges de Blasio to defund NYPD
Brooklyn Defender Services announced on Tuesday that it has joined a movement...
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...
Use of force by staff has tripled at Brooklyn jail since 2015, despite reforms
With violent incidents on the rise throughout New York City’s...
More New Yorkers serving life in prison are from Brooklyn than anywhere else in the city. Reformers are calling for relief.
The recent death of New York State’s longest-serving female...
Bar Association hosts free event to inform Brooklynites of their rights in police encounters
Knowing what to do and what your rights are can have a...