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The nation’s oldest public defender, delivering #JusticeInEveryBorough via free legal services, advocacy, and community empowerment. Founded in 1876.
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialWe'll never solve the mental health crisis until we stop relying on prisons for treatment.
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialThe shooting of our client, Oscar Belgal, by ICE agents last night is an urgent call to rein in ICE’s use of force and hold federal immigration agents accountable. Our communities should not have to live in fear of federal agents who act with impunity. https://bit.ly/4znR7Es
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialMayor Mamdani promised New Yorkers a fundamentally different approach to public safety. It's time to deliver. https://politi.co/4zGmiv9
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social"Hold them accountable, provide the support they need to heal, and give them a real opportunity to become more than their mistakes." Dr. David L. Bell #youthjusticeNY
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@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialA court has granted preliminary relief to immigrants challenging the Trump Administration’s unprecedented civil penalty scheme. This ruling is an important step toward protecting immigrants from these unlawful and devastating penalties. https://bit.ly/4dqakwP
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialSince 1989, hundreds of people across New York have been exonerated after collectively losing thousands of years in prison for crimes they did not commit. It’s time for lawmakers to pass the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act.
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialRegulating the NYPD's Strategic Response Group is not the solution.
City Hall must finally make good on Mayor Mamdani’s campaign promise to disband SRG for good.https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/29/mamdani-requires-nypd-seek-his-offices-approval-before-deploying-unit-he-vowed-to-end-01097564
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialThe NYPD continues to operate without the transparency and accountability New Yorkers deserve. A recent report revealed that NYPD officers failed to properly document almost 10,000 stops in 2025.
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@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“I think we all can agree that your ability to be free should not be based on what you can afford."
Watch Legal Aid's Attorney-in-Chief & CEO, Twyla Carter, on the Legal AF podcast discussing the negative effects of cash bail:https://bit.ly/4rDLXBG
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“In order for Legal Aid to deliver effective legal assistance to incarcerated New Yorkers, our attorneys must be allowed to communicate with clients in a timely, confidential manner.” Mary Lynne Werlwas, Legal Aid.
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@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“A policing approach where we send out specialized units that have high rates of known misconduct and brutality into our communities is not keeping all New Yorkers safe."
Amanda Jack of The Legal Aid Society, on The Brian Lehrer Show: https://bit.ly/4xMBG7J
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialNYPD Misconduct Lawsuits Have Cost Taxpayers $53M Already This Year legalaidnyc.org/news/nypd-mi...
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialNYPD watching taxpayers pay for their misconduct lawsuits.
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialEveryone deserves a fair opportunity to access the benefits they are entitled to.
Fair Hearing Help NY helps put that power in New Yorkers’ hands by making a complex legal process easier to understand and navigate: https://empirejustice.org/fair-hearing-help-ny/
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“For tenants facing eviction, a single phone call can be the difference between maintaining stability or losing everything. This is life-changing work that interrupts the pipeline to homelessness.” Emma Salas, Citywide Director, Legal Aid https://nyti.ms/47ad8KP
@legalaidnyc.bsky.socialBREAKING: We’re suing the federal government to stop a new rule targeting low-income immigrants.
The rule is a barely disguised cover for the administration’s racial animus toward non-citizens and their children.https://legalaidnyc.org/news/lawsuit-trumps-public-charge-unlawful-immigration-policy/
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social"We the People" includes immigrants.
"We the People" includes trans folks.
"We the People" includes Black people.
"We the People" includes incarcerated people.
"We the People" includes poor people.
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“The main critique is: There’s been a lot of backtracking on promises without any kind of affirmative vision for what policing could look like in his administration. It has all been deference to Tisch.” Amanda Jack, Director at Legal Aid https://bit.ly/4irzrCO
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“Seven months into the Mamdani administration, taxpayers continue paying millions to resolve allegations of police misconduct while New Yorkers continue to suffer the consequences of over-policing." Phil Desgranges, Attorney-in-Charge at Legal Aid https://bit.ly/3UVaKoC
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social“The Legal Aid Society will not rest until every young person has meaningful access to alternatives to detention, and those in custody are treated with dignity and held in safe, humane conditions." Dawne Mitchell, Chief Attorney at Legal Aid https://bit.ly/4yI4IGz
