Neighborhood Defender Service
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Neighborhood Defender Service is an innovative, community-based, holistic public defense practice.
New York, NY and Detroit, MI
Joined February 2017
This Saturday 9/7 is the 1st of our Family Law series, kicking off w/NDS-Harlem’s new Managing Director, Piyali Basak! Join us from 10 am-noon at the Harlem YMCA. #knowyourrights!
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BREAKING: @nytimes op-ed calling for the passage of the Second Look Act. Joseph Sanchez writes: "I’m incarcerated with men who have earned college degrees. Despite bettering our lives, we have no opportunity to demonstrate our rehabilitation."
nytimes.com
A new law would bring hope to people like me.
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RT @katalcenter: The crisis at Rikers remains dire. Under @NYCMayor, the lack of transparency has gotten so bad that the @NYCCouncil has to….
nydailynews.com
Two council members have proposed bills aimed at fixing the longstanding problem that city correction officials have had in rapidly notifying families and the public of deaths and serious injuries …
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Join NDS & @CMYusefSalaam this Saturday, August 10 to learn more about our work to defend people accused of crimes. Know your rights!
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Do we need more evidence to #closeRikers? No. Yet here's more. Kudos to @Gothamist & @samanthaellimax for this deeply reported piece.
32 women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by medical staffers while detained at Rikers. Most said they were assaulted during exams, including the medical assessments that all detainees undergo when they arrive. By @samanthaellimax:
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Did the NYPD force you to remove a religious head covering for a post-arrest photo? You could get $7,824 or more from a class action settlement. ➡️ Visit or call 1-833-637-4794 to learn more.
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RT @tiffany_caban: I was a public defender for years. Whether you call it solitary, “protective custody,” or the box: my clients were exper….
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RT @WorthRises: We love seeing @NY1 facilitating an important conversation about prison labor. Education is key—the more people that know o….
ny1.com
“Abolition Labor: The Fight to End Prison Slavery” details how prison labor affects the American economy.
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Great news for families with loved ones in prison.
BREAKING! The @FCC just sided with families across the country and MASSIVELY REDUCED prison and jail phone and video call rates. The new rules, passed unanimously, will impact 83% of incarcerated people and save families over $500 MILLION annually. Here’s what you should know…🧵
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Important public service announcement from our friends at @NYCLU.
Fact check: You have the right to film public police activity so long as you do not interfere. The NYPD cannot prevent you from doing so, nor order you to delete your footage.
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Kudos to Hays County, TX for creating a diversion program that helps people avoid the stigma and burden of a criminal record for low-level offenses. Invest in people, not jails! NDS is proud to serve as the county's public defender.
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Close Rikers. Can't say it enough.
Horrifying. Incarceration shouldn't put detainee's lives at risk, but too often at Rikers, that's exactly what happens. It's time to close the jail for good.
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RT @changethenypd: 🚨ACTION ALERT🚨: @NYCMayor wants to expand already bloated NYPD spending. Click to email your council member to demand @N….
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NDS, @LegalAidNYC @BronxDefenders + @nyc_defenders criticize @nycprobation for special treatment of Trump: "All people convicted of crimes should be allowed counsel in their probation interview, not just billionaires.".
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RT @CCA_NY: ‼️TAKE ACTION WEDS @ 9AM: Gov. Hochul just nominated 25 judicial candidates for review by the Senate by end of the legislative….
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Current reform bills would: require CPS to inform parents of their rights; ensure that hospitals receive written consent from birthing moms before drug-testing; and allow parents whose children have been adopted to contact their children with a judge’s permission.
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The story quotes NDS client advocate @MsBrewNYC: .“According to this system, if you have money, that means you’re a better parent. Everything I do is for the betterment of my children. But if you’re Black or brown, once ACS knocks on your door, you are already guilty.”.
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More reporting via @TheImprintNews on civil rights panel's finding of bias against Black families by @ACSNYC. We urge @NYSenate + @NYSA_Majority to pass 4 key bills to address harms of the family policing system. @Center4FamRep @JMAC_org @BronxDefenders
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RT @BklynDefender: "This system exists with no oversight and largely without the knowledge — let alone the consent — of those being surveil….
thecity.nyc
The legislation expected to be introduced this week would restore privacy rights that detainees had two decades ago.
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RT @emma_a_whitford: In one day we’ve surpassed the total that will ultimately be added to the waitlist - but you can keep applying this we….
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