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"Over 90% of [nonprofit] organizations report significant payment delays, amounting to a staggering $365M in outstanding payments. Two nonprofits that provide critical social services and housing assistance to New Yorkers are owed an estimated $53M alone." In an op-ed for

1yr ago New York City Council enacted a law banning solitary confinement in NYC jails. The Mayor has refused to implement it. Yesterday, NYC Council filed a lawsuit to enforce implementation. We could not be prouder to join our sister defenders in an amicus in support of this legal action.

Queens Defenders joined NYC's PD offices in filing an amicus brief in support of the lawsuit to invalidate the Mayor's emergency executive orders that suspended parts of Local Law 42, which bans solitary confinement in city jails. Read it here: loom.ly/qyzLhZA

Congratulations to all of the graduates from Manhattan Alternative to Incarceration (ATI) court today! Here's our own Brad Sage speaking at the graduation.👇🏽 Thanks to Center for Justice Innovation Alvin Bragg NYCourts and all other partners who helped our clients along the way.

Congratulations to NYCDS Legal Director & acclaimed author Sergio De La Pava, accepting today the 2025 Michele S. Maxian Outstanding Public Defense Practitioner Award by the New York State Bar Association Criminal Justice Section! This honor couldn’t have gone to a more exemplary candidate.

The TNJ campaign is in the Capitol today to demand passage of the Treatment Not Jail Act - a public safety measure aimed at increasing access to mental health and SUD treatment for people with criminal court involvement. TNJ will make our communities healthier & safer! /1

NY Senator Jessica Ramos Albany Police Phara Souffrant Forrest Nathalia Fernandez Assemblymember Steven Raga NYS Assemblymember Chris Burdick Emily Gallagher Jessica González-Rojas (votejgr.bsky.social) Monique Chandler-Waterman Many thanks to all of the coalition members who traveled across the state to join us, our rally speakers & legislative sponsors, our MC Chaplain Dr. Victoria A. Phillips (Dr. Victoria A. Phillips - Dr. V/Ms. V), campaign leader Casey Dalporto and all who made today's advocacy day a huge success!! /end

Discovery reform brought NY out of the dark ages & in line w/the standards of nearly every state in the US. DAs have received hundreds of millions to enact the law. They now want to completely gut discovery reform and take us back to the blindfold era. They should be ashamed.

The Governor and our state's prosecutors are trying to gut our discovery laws so they can more easily withhold evidence from the defense. The shameful proposal is premised on myths and misrepresentations. Don't fall for it. buffalonews.com/opinion/new-yo…

NYCDS Legal Director Sergio De La Pava testified today before New York City Council about the grave potential for abuse of the NYPD’s sprawling surveillance operations, and urgent need for more transparency and reporting requirements to prevent wrongful convictions and police harassment.

This weekend, our client, a bright, young, 22-year old man, was beaten to death by state corrections officers in Mid-State prison. We are devastated and outraged. Our full statement below:

Behind every salacious headline, there is a story. Selwyn is a beautiful illustration of the humanity and resilience of so many who experience mental health crises. We are proud to have helped guide him out of the criminal legal system and see him thrive. nytimes.com/2025/03/13/nyr…

We’re in Albany all week encouraging legislators to stand strong, #DefendDiscovery, and #ProtectKaliefsLaw

Today is the deadline to pass the FY26 state budget. Sadly, NY is going to miss this deadline because NYC DAs are trying to gut our transformative discovery reforms. In case anyone needs reminding why we passed these reforms in the first place 👇 youtu.be/ET_b78GSBUs?si…

“We will be here as long as it takes to make sure New Yorkers’ constitutional rights are not trampled on.” Catalina Cruz, Esq. Thank you to NYS BPHA Legislative Caucus for standing up for the justice and fairness that our discovery laws bring to our criminal legal system. #kalief’slaw

Fairness & due process hang in the balance as our landmark discovery reforms are debated behind closed doors. These negotiations should be public and the defense and those who are directly impacted should have a seat at the table. Our full stmt demanding transparency & parity 👇:

“If we don’t change the culture of the DOC, we are going to bring the cancer into the borough-based model…. is an opportunity.” NYCDS ED Stan Germán at John Jay Research @johnjayfps panel discussing Rikers receivership today

“Exactly how many wrongfully convicted NYers languishing in our prisons are our elected leaders comfortable with? We face a clear moral imperative. We must enact the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act immediately." Sergio De La Pava-NYCDS Legal Director speaking today in Albany

Natalie says I have seen firsthand the effects of solitary confinement on my clients every day. We are remembering Kalief Browder and Layleen Polanco who are victims of New York’s system of torture. We will not ever stop until there is no more solitary confinement.

Natalie Fiorenzo, sr corr. specialist at NYCDS, spoke out at a rally to commemorate the 10 yr anniversary of Kalief Browder's death, outside the courthouse where today a judge will consider whether LL42 - the law banning solitary in NYC jails - can go into effect. END SOLITARY✊