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New York law makes it nearly impossible for innocent people who plead guilty and don’t have the benefit of DNA evidence to go back to court and prove their innocence.
Urge Speaker Carl Heastie to bring the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act (A.7422-C) to the Assembly today. @VOCALNewYork @nyc_defenders @LegalAidNYC @BklynDefender @_CFAL
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A major step forward for working New Yorkers!
No one facing a serious illness should be forced to survive on $170 a week.
Now it's time for the Assembly to act.
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A woman who was 9 months pregnant was recently forced to give birth in a courtroom while handcuffed behind her back.
This week, the Senate passed my Anti-Shackling Bill, which would prohibit the inhumane practice of restraining pregnant and postpartum women who are in custody.
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74 people have died in custody this year. That's one every two days.
Albany cannot look away.
With days left in session, we call on Gov. Hochul and lawmakers to pass bills that expand pathways home and overhaul prison conditions, including the Earned Time & Second Look Acts.
The "CREEP" Act will force New Yorkers into civil court to answer for alleged
behavior that is ALREADY a criminal charge. And it will do so without the
right to counsel. Tell Speaker Carl Heastie and sponsor @votejgr to STOP
fastracking the CREEP Act A3226A
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📢 Yell it from the rooftops: a state that prizes reproductive health + autonomy should not be shackling women who go into labor when in police custody.
The Legislature must pass my bill banning this practice NOW.
@LegalAidNYC @NewHourNY @NYCLU @CANY_1844
NY lawmakers want limits on shackling pregnant people after Brooklyn courtroom birth
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Nearly 80k NY children live with severe behavioral health diagnoses and complicating factors like medical challenges, foster care involvement, or IDDs. My bill w/ @SenatorBrouk connects our siloed systems to ensure kids get the unified care they deserve.
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Check out José Perez, Program Strategist at Children’s Defense Fund – NY and an impacted individual dedicated to criminal justice reform and systemic change lead the discussion on #Right2RemainSilent (S878C/A2620B)
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Community safety requires access to housing, health care, afterschool programs, employment opportunities, and holistic support – not further criminalization.
Demand that elected officials invest in our youth by passing the Youth Justice Innovation Fund: bit.ly/YouthJusticeTakeActio…
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Theresa Moser of @LegalAidNYC's Juvenile Rights Practice breaks down what our coalition has been fighting for and why the time to act is NOW.
#Right2RemainSilent bill (S.878B/A.2620B) would guarantee that NO child is interrogated by police without first speaking to an attorney
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Community safety requires access to housing, health care, afterschool programs, employment opportunities, and holistic support – not further criminalization.
🦋 Demand that elected officials invest in our youth by passing the Youth Justice Innovation Fund: bit.ly/YouthJusticeTakeActio…
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Protect Youth's #Right2RemainSilent. Urge your legislators to pass the Youth Interrogation bill (S878B/A2620A) this session!
👉Take action here: legalaidnyc.quorum.us/campai…
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In this episode of Legal Aid Talks, Attorney-in-Charge Lisa Freeman breaks down the #Right2RemainSilent Act—an urgent push to ensure all children have access to legal counsel before police interrogation.
It’s time to level the playing field for New York’s youth. Learn more about #Right2RemainSilent here: lnkd.in/gZyf885c
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90% of young people interrogated by police in New York waive their Miranda rights.
They don't understand what they're giving up. That has to change.
Pass the Youth Interrogation Bill S.878C / A.2620B
Children deserve the RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
#Right2RemainSilent
The fight isn’t over. We need to protect children in police custody by ensuring they have lawyers. @jamaaltbailey @SenatorASC @Right2RemainSi1 #right2remainsilent
On this day in 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Gideon v. Wainwright to ensure the Sixth amendment right, the right to counsel, is guaranteed to all people including those accused of Felony offenses in criminal cases.
#Right2RemainSilent #GideonDay
Let’s get this done. NYSenate must pass #Right2RemainSilent. Let’s keep our children and communities safe @AndreaSCousins @jamaaltbailey @SenGianaris @SalazarSenate @ShelleyBMayer @Sen_Gounardes
In this episode of Legal Aid Talks, Attorney-in-Charge Lisa Freeman breaks down the #Right2RemainSilent Act—an urgent push to ensure all children have access to legal counsel before police interrogation.
It’s time to level the playing field for New York’s youth. Learn more about #Right2RemainSilent here: lnkd.in/gZyf885c
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Under the #Right2RemainSilent Act (S.878/A.2620):
- If interrogation is necessary, it would be mandatory that the child first consult with a lawyer before any questioning can take place.
- Consultation with a lawyer would be a non-waivable requirement. Any statement taken in violation of this requirement could not be entered into evidence against the child.
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“The practice of anonymous reporting is rife with abuse and is a primary driver in over-reporting and over-investigation of children."
Dawne Mitchell, Chief Attorney of Legal Aid's Juvenile Rights Practice (JRP), and Melissa Friedman, Attorney-in-Charge of Legal Strategy and Training of JRP, authored an op-ed for @TheImprintNews in support of the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Bill.
Read more: legalaidnyc.org/news/op-ed-i…
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Watch this video from #CDFNewYork's partners at the @PlayersCoalition. The #Right2RemainSilent Act has the approval of the New York state assembly, but it still needs our support! Learn more about this important legislation: bronxconnect.org/right2remai…