Tag: Lisa Schreibersdorf

Members of Brooklyn Defender Services and other NYC public defender offices rally for justice reform. Advocating for the Youth Justice and Opportunities Act and other key legislations, they aim to reshape New York's legal system in 2024, focusing on reducing injustices against marginalized communities.Photo courtesy of Brooklyn Defender Services

Brooklyn Defender Services outlines goals for 2024 legislative session

January 23, 2024

Brooklyn Defender Services, alongside several New York City public defender offices, is actively pushing for a series of legislative reforms in the 2024 session. These reforms target the deeply ingrained injustices within the criminal legal, family regulation, and immigration systems, which disproportionately impact Black, Brown, immigrant and low-income communities in New York. A focal point of their advocacy is the

Brooklyn Defender Services spearheads relief for Rikers inmates following record heatwave

August 4, 2023

The latest heatwave might have broken, but the summer is not over, which means that concerns over the welfare of those incarcerated at Rikers Island

NYC public defenders threaten to sue state to stop in-person criminal proceedings

July 14, 2020

A group of New York City public defender agencies have threatened to sue the state’s Office of Court Administration in a last-ditch effort to stop

Brooklyn Defender Services urges de Blasio to defund NYPD

June 24, 2020

Brooklyn Defender Services announced on Tuesday that it has joined a movement called Occupy City Hall, and that its members plan on protesting outside of

Brooklyn Defender Services issues a call to action to help the incarcerated during pandemic

April 27, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens in New York’s jails and prisons, the head of Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) has issued a call to action to

Use of force by staff has tripled at Brooklyn jail since 2015, despite reforms

October 30, 2019

With violent incidents on the rise throughout New York City’s jails, nowhere has the four-year spike been more pronounced than at the Brooklyn Detention Complex,

More New Yorkers serving life in prison are from Brooklyn than anywhere else in the city. Reformers are calling for relief.

August 29, 2019

The recent death of New York State’s longest-serving female inmate, a Brooklynite convicted of a 1979 double murder, has renewed calls for the state to

Bar Association hosts free event to inform Brooklynites of their rights in police encounters

April 30, 2019

Knowing what to do and what your rights are can have a big impact on the outcome of any police encounter. Saying or doing the wrong thing could mean the

Tag: Lisa Schreibersdorf

Brooklyn Defender Services outlines goals for 2024 legislative session

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Brooklyn Defender Services spearheads relief for Rikers inmates following record heatwave

Brooklyn Defender Services urges de Blasio to defund NYPD

Brooklyn Defender Services issues a call to action to help the incarcerated during pandemic

Use of force by staff has tripled at Brooklyn jail since 2015, despite reforms

More New Yorkers serving life in prison are from Brooklyn than anywhere else in the city. Reformers are calling for relief.

Bar Association hosts free event to inform Brooklynites of their rights in police encounters

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