As an organization, The Bronx Defenders is committed to listening to the people we represent and being responsive to their needs and concerns. Client surveys are one way we try to connect with the people we serve to seek their input about their engagement with us, better meet their needs, and hold ourselves accountable... The post Client Experience Survey first appeared on The Bronx Defenders.| The Bronx Defenders
The Bronx, NY – Damian Fagon, Director of The Bronx Cannabis Hub, issued the following statement in response to a state judge signing a deal in court today whereby the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) agrees to extend its current rules regarding the placement of cannabis dispensaries in proximity to schools until February 2026: “We... The post Court Order Buys Time. Real Solutions Must Follow first appeared on The Bronx Defenders.| The Bronx Defenders
(NEW YORK, NY) - The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, New York County Defender Services, the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, elected officials, local community groups, and impacted New Yorkers rallied today on the steps of City Hall to announce a ten-point plan to address the recent deaths in New York City| The Bronx Defenders
NYCLU and Bronx Defenders Statement on Preliminary Injunction in No-Release Lawsuit Federal Court: ICE Must End Secret “No-Release Policy,” Many People in ICE Detention to be Promptly Evaluated for Release For Immediate Release: March 30, 2020 Media contact: Ben Schaefer, bschaefer@nyclu.org, (212) 607-3372 Ryan Karerat, rkarerat@bronxdefenders.org, 917-635-4326 NEW YORK – A federal judge today issued| The Bronx Defenders - Redefining Public Defense
Lawsuit: ICE Office in NYC Has Secret No-Release Policy Exclusive Data Shows ICE's New York Field Office Denies Release in Virtually All Cases FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2020 CONTACT: Ben Schaefer, bschaefer@nyclu.org, 212-607-3372; Ryan Karerat, rkarerat@bronxdefenders.org, (347) 842-1251 NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union and The Bronx Defenders today announced a| The Bronx Defenders - Redefining Public Defense
NEW YORK - In papers filed Friday evening, the New York Civil Liberties Union and The Bronx Defenders requested court enforcement in Velesaca v. Wolf, their case challenging the ICE New York Field Office’s use of a secret policy to jail virtually all of the thousands of people they have arrested over the last three| The Bronx Defenders
NYCLU and BxD win motion ordering ICE to comply with prior settlement New York, NY – A federal judge in the Southern District of New York has ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to comply with a prior settlement requiring ICE’s New York agents to give everyone they arrest a fair chance at release| The Bronx Defenders
Policy Reversal on Dispensary Distancing Threatens to Destroy Livelihoods and Dismantle Equity Goals NEW YORK, NY – The Bronx Cannabis Hub today condemned the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) for its abrupt and destructive reversal of the long-defended standard for measuring distance between cannabis dispensaries and schools. The policy change threatens the viability of nearly 200... The post The Bronx Cannabis Hub Condemns the Office of Cannabis Management’s Stunning Betrayal of C...| The Bronx Defenders
Bronx, NY – On Sunday, July 20, The Bronx Defenders and members of ALAA-UAW Local 2325 within the organization reached a tentative contracting deal on wages and benefits. As of Monday, July 21, union members at The Bronx Defenders will return to work. A formal vote by union members is pending. Juval O. Scott, Executive| The Bronx Defenders
Bronx, NY – Juval O. Scott, Executive Director of The Bronx Defenders, issued the following statement following the organization’s local union chapter’s decision to strike: “As public defenders in the Bronx, we defend nearly 20,000 people every year from incarceration, eviction, family separation, and deportation in one of the most policed, surveilled, and under-resourced counties| The Bronx Defenders
Bronx, NY – The Bronx Defenders and the Bronx Leadership & Organizing Center (BLOC) issued the following statement in response to the Rent Guidelines Board’s vote on Monday to increase rents for rent-stabilized New Yorkers: “For the fourth year in a row, Mayor Adams’ appointees to the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted to raise rents... The post The Bronx Defenders and BLOC Condemn the Rent Guidelines Board’s Vote to Increase Rents first appeared on The Bronx Defenders.| The Bronx Defenders
(New York, NY) — The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, and New York County Defender Services— represented by pro bono counsel Selendy Gay PLLC — commend Monday’s New York State Supreme Court’s decision affirming the City Council’s authority to pass and implement Local Law 42 of 2024 (LL42), which bans... The post New York City Public Defenders Applaud Court Decision Upholding the Ban on Solitary Confinement and Commend City Counc...| The Bronx Defenders
BRONX, NY — On Tuesday night, a standing-room-only crowd at The Bronx Museum of the Arts witnessed something rare: a stage filled with young people leading a conversation about what it means to grow up in the crosshairs of broken systems—and surviving. The event marked the launch of The Bronx Writes Back: The Cradle to... The post The Bronx Writes Back: Bronx Youth Reclaim Their Stories in New Book on the Cradle to Prison Pipeline first appeared on The Bronx Defenders.| The Bronx Defenders
