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The Bronx Defenders

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4 years

. #BREAKING Our clients in ICE detention aren't receiving basic disinfectants, hand sanitizer, or even toilet paper This is a public health emergency that ICE has proven unequipped to handle. We're demanding the immediate release of ppl currently detained by ICE in NYC-area jails

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We want to be clear: forcibly removing people from the streets and confining them in hospitals against their will is policing and incarceration by another name.

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The Bronx Defenders

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4 years

. #BREAKING Immigrants in Essex County Correctional Facility have organized a hunger strike amid ongoing concerns over COVID-19. This is urgent. ICE must release all detained people and halt all arrests during this public health crisis. #FreeThemAll

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6 years

#BREAKING : After ICE arrested a @LegalAidNYC client outside the Bx Hall of Justice, our attorneys have walked out & are protesting NOW. Our courthouses are for ppl to seek due process & justice, they are NOT an immigration enforcement zone #ICEOut #ICEFreeJustice #ICEOutOfCourts

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6 years

We are devastated to hear that ICE has detained Ravi Ragbir, immigrant rights activist and community leader. Please join us in calling for a stop to his deportation. #IStandWithRavi

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

Mayor de Blasio is reauthorizing the use of solitary confinement and suspending the minimal due process protections afforded to people on Rikers. Instead of implementing new rules to protect incarcerated people, the City is subjecting them to deadly conditions and torture. 1/4

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

BREAKING: A federal judge today ordered an end to ICE's secret, illegal 'No-Release' policy in their NY office. The decision means that many people in detention will be promptly evaluated for release away from the growing COVID-19 crisis in ICE's jails. #FreeThemAll

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

BREAKING: We demand that @NYGovCuomo authorize vaccinations for people held in jail and prison custody

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

***BREAKING*** A federal court just ruled that ICE are required to present detained immigrants before a judge within 10 days of being arrested. The ruling in response to our lawsuit w/ @NYCLU & @CardozoLaw will help protect the due process rights of immigrants against ICE abuse.

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The Bronx Defenders

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2 years

We are thrilled to announce that our 25th Anniversary Gala will be hosted by The Bronx’s very own TV Personality, Writer, and Producer @DesusNice ! Join us on 10/13 from 6-9:30 PM at Tribeca 360° to celebrate 25 years of radically reimagining justice:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

THREAD Since NY’s historic pretrial reforms were implemented on Jan 1st, 400+ clients we represent in the Bronx have been able to return to their families, jobs, education, and community while fighting their cases.

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3 years

BREAKING: On behalf of 24 ppl assaulted by police last spring during #BLM protests in the Bronx, we are demanding that @NYCMayor & @NYCComptroller create a reparations fund for the ppl & communities subjected to police violence in the South Bronx. /1

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The Bronx Defenders

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4 years

We have fielded dozens of calls from protesters this weekend concerned about their legal rights, and we're here for you if you have questions. Get in touch. ⬇️

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

50-A is being repealed today because we made our voices heard. Because protest matters.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

The NYPD, ladies and gentlemen.

Jake Offenhartz

@jangelooff

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They’re arresting legal observers. (Courtesy @CSMuncyPhoto )

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The Bronx Defenders

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5 years

The current police slowdown proves what we've always known: the NYPD overpolices Black and brown communities, and ruins lives for the sake of saying they made arrests. The reality is that we're better off without this "proactive policing."

What’s Not To Love About The NYPD Slowdown?

Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.

theappeal.org

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

9 years

#EricGarner last words. Devastating. The dangers of 'broken windows' policing on tragic display. http://t.co/R8yzQ6jERd

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

‼️ BREAKING: We just received the judge's decision in Angel's hearing! Angel is granted bond and will be released from ICE detention after 7 years in custody! This is a huge victory for Angel, his family, and defense team. Thank you for supporting Angel! #FreeAngel

The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

URGENT ACTION: Yesterday, we shared a story about Angel Argueta Anariba who has been in ICE detention for over 7 years. Next Tuesday, a judge will decide whether Angel will be released and reunited with his family or face indefinite detention. ACT NOW:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

STATEMENT: NYC's public defenders condemn @NYCMayor 's reassertion this week of policies to criminalize and forcibly hospitalize New Yorkers in need. Read full statement here:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

9 years

Our attorneys in #Ferguson today observed peaceful protestors get maced and forcibly arrested by riot police. Now headed to jail support.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

6 years

Today, an ICE attorney referred to one of our clients as a "barbarian" in open court. He is a father. He is a New Yorker. He is a human deserving of dignity and respect. Make no mistake - this was not spoken by someone just "doing their job."

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

NEWS: Today, The Bronx Defenders recognized the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys - UAW Local 2325 as the collective bargaining representative of its workers, pursuant to a card check.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

#BREAKING . NYC public defenders are suing the state over its cruel policy of withholding vaccines from incarcerated individuals who are packed in unsanitary, confined spaces. @NYGovCuomo must make the vaccine IMMEDIATELY available to any incarcerated person who wants it.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Miles spent 15 yrs in prison for a murder he didn't commit due to police misconduct. This happens in 78% of cases where Black people were wrongly convicted of murder. The worst thing is, this kind of behavior isn't necessarily illegal. 1/2

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

**NEW: The Bronx Defender condemns @GovKathyHochul 's continued delay of the budget for a bail proposal that will jail more New Yorkers pre-trial - making us less safe as a result. Read the full statement here:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

UPDATE: We WON this case! Individuals whose lives are disrupted and upended by unnecessary and faulty temporary orders of protection will now be able to challenge those orders in court!

The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

"Every single day, you have people walking out of the courthouse, with nowhere to go." Orders of protection are routinely used to evict people like Ms. Crawford from their homes and separate families without giving them a chance to defend themselves.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

Under @NYCMayor 's new Executive Order, @CorrectionNYC is allowed to: -shackle anyone indefinitely without reason -force anyone into solitary confinement without a hearing, appeal, or counsel -reopen Enhanced Supervision Housing for young people -enforce no out-of-cell time 2/4

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

**READ: The Bronx Defenders joins other defender offices and advocates in urging State lawmakers to reject @GovKathyHochul 's bail proposal and protect thousands of New Yorkers from pre-trial torture. Read the full statement here:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Cancel the curfew.

Brooklyn Defenders

@BklynDefender

4 years

Cancel the curfew.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

**STATEMENT: State lawmakers must halt @GovKathyHochul 's 11th Hour attempt to rollback discovery reform. Our full statement here:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

The Bronx Defenders strongly supports the new #DiplomaPrivilege bill from Senator @bradhoylman This legislation recognizes that we shouldn't risk the lives of the 2020 law graduates to take the bar during a global pandemic.

Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal

@bradhoylman

4 years

BREAKING: As Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I've seen how COVID-19 has upended the legal profession. Law school grads are rightfully concerned taking the Bar Exam in person poses health risks. So I'm introducing legislation to provide 2020 grads with diploma privilege.

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The Bronx Defenders

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3 years

We are calling on @NYCMayor to immediately retract the Executive Order, end solitary confinement as promised, and implement long awaited due process protections for those in Department of Correction custody.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

The LAST thing we need right now is another pretext for the police to harass and arrest protestors and people of color. A curfew doesn't address the problems that gave rise to this moment. Our leaders must look inward.

Spectrum News NY1

@NY1

4 years

UPDATE: Cuomo said in the WAMC interview that the curfew will be in effect for New York City from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. He also said there will be 8,000 police officers on the streets, up from 4,000.

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The Bronx Defenders

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1 year

It is unconscionable that @GovKathyHochul is working behind closed doors with DAs to rollback the discovery and speedy trial laws as part of the budget. This will enable more wrongful convictions & coerced pleas. We stand with our partners in condemning this undemocratic process.

The Legal Aid Society

@LegalAidNYC

1 year

NEW: The Legal Aid Society has released a statement on @GovKathyHochul 's decision to push rollbacks to discovery and speedy trial statutes. These changes would revert NY to an era when "clients languished at Rikers Island for years." Read more:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Our criminal legal system is designed to entrap the most marginalized people in our community. It’s not about justice, it’s about power.

Michael Bloch

@MichaelBloch15

4 years

Always remember that innocent people plead guilty all the time. It’s a painful feature - not a bug - of our criminal justice system.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

We're excited to announce that BxD will be partnering with the @Giants to fight injustice in our legal systems! There are no bystanders in the fight for equality and fairness for everyone. Tangible change requires all of us.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

We’re out here #BlackLivesMatter

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@BronxDefenders

5 years

The "gang database" has replaced stop and frisk as the NYPD's preferred pretense for surveilling and profiling black and Latinx communities. Abolishing the database is the only solution.

NYPD Added Nearly 2,500 New People to Its Gang Database in the Last Year

The NYPD gang database is growing. The cops say the data has no consequences, but defense attorneys say that’s not true.

theintercept.com

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

5 years

#BREAKING We have filed a lawsuit against ICE and the Depts. of Justice and Homeland Security challenging their unconstitutional practice of detaining NY immigrants for months—a median of 80 days—before bringing them before a judge @CardozoLaw @NYCLU …

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

57 years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that states are required to provide free legal counsel to indigent defendants charged with a felony. This week, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re reminded why public defense matters. 1/2

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

In June, @NYCMayor announced a new disciplinary model that bans solitary confinement and other inhumane practices. Yet, this Executive Order is another example of the Mayor backtracking on his commitment to incarcerated people and their families. 3/4

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

8 months

In 2021, Ms. Rivers, a Black mother from the Bronx, was separated from her newborn when she tested positive for cannabis. But that should have never happened – cannabis is legal in New York State. @ACSNYC has finally been held accountable.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

The purpose of bail is clear - to ensure someone returns to court. However “what bail does, particularly unaffordable cash bail, is it punishes people prior to any finding of guilt,” as BxD’s @EliNorthrup explains. A must read to break through the noise on bail by @petersterne

Peter Sterne

@petersterne

1 year

I wrote a nearly 3,000-word guide to NY state's bail reform: the purpose of bail, the law before the 2019 reforms, the 2019 reform law, and the subsequent rollbacks to the law made in 2020, 2022 and (potentially) this year.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

#BREAKING : With @LegalAidNYC , we're suing ICE for the immediate release of our clients in immigration detention who are at imminent risk of serious illness or death in the event of a COVID-19 infection. #FreeThemAll Full statement:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

TOMORROW: at @nyulaw , don't miss BxD immigration policy counsel @s_phia_ discuss abolition and public defense from an immigration advocacy perspective. With @msolurin @Kassandra_Fred and @DyjuanTatro

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The Bronx Defenders

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5 years

In a critical decision, the NY Court of Appeals has ruled that immigrants are entitled to a jury trial, even when they're accused of misdemeanors that carry sentences of six months or less. Proud of all who came together and fought to make this possible:

New York's Highest Court Rules Immigrants Deserve Jury Trials, Even for Misdemeanors | WNYC | New...

The Legal Aid Society calls it a "landmark case" that will provide clients a meaningful opportunity to fight against criminal charges that could lead to deportation.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Let's repeat, only "0.19% of officers that were fired" out of "5,772 substantiated complaints" against the NYPD. This margin is far too wide.

NYCLU

@NYCLU

4 years

Of the 5,772 substantiated complaints in our police misconduct database, 37 resulted in a termination from the NYPD. And because many were duplicate complaints against a single officer, that leaves us with just 0.19% of officers that were fired.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

NY has a chance to be the 11th state on this list if @NYGovCuomo signs the bill sitting on his desk. The time to act is now.

Taniel

@Taniel

3 years

HI, CA, OR, ID, MT, WY, MS, KY, WV, VA: What do these states have in common? They're the 10 states that have eliminated taking away people's driver's licenses when they're unable to pay off court debt—fines & fees—a terrible practice that affects millions & compounds poverty.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

1. It's time to #FreeThemAll The President should order ICE to release all people from its detention facilities and end immigrant detention in its entirety.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

People we represent who have experienced involuntary hospitalization describe it as the most violent and traumatic experience of their lives, even with strong networks of support. Simply put: more policing and involuntary hospitalization does not further public health or safety.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

6 years

ORDERED. The court approved our settlement to end NYPD's unconstitutional practice of keeping property seized during arrest. The loss of property is just one of many consequences of broken-windows policing that primarily impact communities of color

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The Bronx Defenders

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2 years

Assia Serrano was released under the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act after 17 years in prison. Then prison officials told ICE about her release date to arrest and deport her. We urge @GovKathyHochul to use her pardon power to support survivors like Assia. Read her op-ed:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

59 years ago, the Supreme Court guaranteed the right to legal counsel for indigent people in all criminal proceedings. Today, we honor the landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright by continuing to fight systems of oppression inside and outside of the courtroom.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Kalief Browder was jailed on Rikers for a $3k bail for more than 2 yrs. The fact that 9 judges never asked why a teen was held for years on a minor charge is exactly why bail reform was enacted. Simply granting more "judicial discretion" won't work.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

#BREAKING : New York City public defenders are demanding at least a $1 billion cut to NYPD's budget. Enough is enough. #BlackLivesMatter #DefundNYPD

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

Decarceration extends beyond simply emptying jails Decarceration also includes: providing reentry services, expungement, community investment, and more

Scott Hechinger

@ScottHech

3 years

When talking about “mass incarceration” we often focus predominately on the 2.3 million currently caged. But we must remember that over 70 million w/ criminal records & 4.5 million on state supervision may be “released,” but are still trapped in invisible cages. Not truly free.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

VICTORY! Because people made their voices heard and stood up against a cruel, anti-Black immigration system, Ousman will soon be coming home to reunite with his wife and young daughter.

MPower Change

@MPower_Change

4 years

BREAKING—OUSMAN DARBOE HAS JUST BEEN GRANTED BOND. @s_phia_ @Das_Alina @BronxDefenders have been FIGHTING for Ousman's release TIRELESSLY. This is a huge #AbolishICE #FreeThemAll WIN Thank you to our partners @freedomtothrive @BAJItweet for their tireless advocacy #FREEOUSMAN

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

5 years

BREAKING: A judge just ruled in our favor and found that the NYPD can't use sealed arrest information without first obtaining a court order. This is a major step towards safeguarding the privacy and presumption of innocence for all New Yorkers.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

"There is no acceptable excuse for this deliberate exclusion.”

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

For David, bail reform meant being home to witness the birth of his daughter. Through all the ups & downs of his case, reform meant all the difference for him in getting to hold his new daughter the hospital and being there for his family for a moment they’ll never get back.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

“How many more have to die before they stop asking for bail?” @ZohranKMamdani #cashbailkills #RootsofRikers

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

This is what police 'reform' looks like.

Craig McCarthy

@createcraig

3 years

Should bring this up again — one of the main alleged architects of all of the controversial NYPD response during protests has been given a $242k yearly job with the mayor, avoiding any potential professional fallout

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The Bronx Defenders

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3 years

THREAD. 58 years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that states are required to provide free legal counsel to indigent defendants charged with a felony. It has not been an easy year for anyone. 1/

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

5 years

👏👏We got pay parity! 👏👏

The Legal Aid Society

@LegalAidNYC

5 years

#BREAKING : @NYCMayor , @NYCCouncil announce budget commitment to fund full pay parity for public defenders and civil legal services staff with Corporation Counsel by 2024. Our statement below. #PayParityYes #NoJusticeWithoutUs

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

1 year

We do not support the Mayor's harmful, short-sighted policy as it will further criminalize houselessness and disappear our most vulnerable neighbors into jails and hospitals.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

“The family regulation system’s eye is not trained on white communities, and this is by design,”BxD testifies in hearing on ACS policing of Black and brown families. Also testifying: @JMacForFamilies @BklynDefender @NeighborhoodDef along with impacted parents.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

URGENT ACTION: Yesterday, we shared a story about Angel Argueta Anariba who has been in ICE detention for over 7 years. Next Tuesday, a judge will decide whether Angel will be released and reunited with his family or face indefinite detention. ACT NOW:

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@BronxDefenders

1 year

We urge the Mayor to rescind this policy and instead invest in dignified, community-based healthcare and long-term, supportive housing. New York City can and must do better.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

5 years

BREAKING Along with Brooklyn Defender Services and Legal Aid Society, we just sued ICE for trying to deport immigrants without ever bringing them to court. Immigrants are being denied due process and equal justice. @BklynDefender @LegalAidNYC

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

Over the weekend, ICE recklessly initiated transfers of detained immigrant NYers from the Orange County Jail to unknown locations outside NYC, without any notice to them, their families or legal counsel. Read our statement demanding #ReleasesNotTransfers :

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

#BREAKING w/ @LegalAidNYC , we just filed for a temporary restraining order seeking the IMMEDIATE release of our clients in ICE custody most at-risk from COVID-19. Every day brings us closer to disaster. The court needs to intervene before it's too late.

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@BronxDefenders

1 year

As public defenders who are accountable to the communities we serve, we acknowledge that our previous statement failed to express our deep concerns regarding the Mayor’s announcement.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Max was able to graduate from community college a month ago because he wasn’t incarcerated pre-trial, & is currently pursuing his Bachelor’s degree. He ultimately plans to complete an MBA. Accessing education is hugely impactful in changing the trajectory in one’s life.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

Last Thursday, we celebrated 25 years of radically reimagining justice. From our host @desusnice , to our honorees, @BronxFoundation , Chris Alexander, @fatjoe , and all our alumni, it was an evening of full of laughs, reunions, and a glimpse at the future leaders of the Bronx.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

Let us be clear: We can only hold police accountable and make disciplinary records transparent by passing FULL and CLEAN repeal of 50-a. Anything short of that is window dressing. #Repeal50A

Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo

@NYGovCuomo

4 years

NY should lead the way and pass the “Say Their Name” Reform Agenda: 1. Make police disciplinary records transparent 2. Ban chokeholds 3. Make false race-based 911 reports a hate crime 4. Attorney General must act as independent prosecutor for any police murder case

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JOINT STATEMENT: Today marks a historic moment in NYS as bail, discovery, and speedy trial laws officially take effect. Collectively, these new laws make the criminal legal system more just, fair, and equitable for all New Yorkers.

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The Bronx Defenders

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6 years

Every day, approximately 16,000 people sit in New York jails awaiting trial—each one presumed innocent—unable to afford the price of their freedom. Money bail exacerbates and perpetuates the race- and wealth-based disparities that have come to define our criminal justice system

Michael Bloch

@MichaelBloch15

6 years

My client walked out of Rikers Island today after a jury acquitted him of all charges. He waited in jail for his trial for 3 years. He lost his job and missed his son’s first 3 birthdays simply because he couldn’t afford bail. He’s not unique - THIS IS OUR SYSTEM. #reform

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#BREAKING : BxD obtained evidence that NYPD permits officers to access sealed arrest records of millions of New Yorkers, the majority of them Black and brown people, and its trainings violate sealed records law. We’re asking the Court to put a stop to it

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

PRESS RELEASE: Bronx Defenders Statement on DOI Report on NYPD Violence and Misconduct "In response to protests against police brutality, the NYPD did not seek to prevent violence. It *was* the violence."

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

For years, ICE knowingly violated federal laws by jailing all immigrants it arrested without consideration for release. Our settlement with @NYCLU put an end to this cruel practice and ensures that non-citizens have a fair chance at release. #FreeThemAll

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

!!!NOTICE!!! Early voting starts tomorrow! If you’re already registered to vote or aren’t voting by mail, early voting is a great option to beat the busy election day polls! More info in the thread 1/5

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

This is an abject lie. Bail reform was the product of an exhaustive process with stakeholders from all sides at the table. Opponents of these needed reforms must stop misleading the public to try and undermine the progress we're making.

Bill Bratton

@CommissBratton

4 years

They did not ask a single judge, a single district attorney, a single police chief in the state to comment on this most significant criminal justice reform in the history of New York. And now we are left to pick up the debris that it’s going to create.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

6 years

#BREAKING Due to our settlement, the NYPD has—for the first time—turned over records about the millions it seizes in property during arrests. In 2016, the NYPD had $72 million of cash. The 160,000 documents the NYPD turned over will tell us so much more

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

The #DiplomaPrivilege bill is just the first step. We should also: - Do away with the Uniform Bar Exam altogether - Reexamine the NY Law Course, NY Law Examination, and MPRE Let's take this chance to make this system fairer for everyone.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

#STATEMENT : The Public Defenders Coalition for Immigrant Justice Urge Federal Government to Stop Criminalizing Immigrants #NoMoreExclusions

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

🚨🚨 #BREAKING : NY JUST REPEALED #50A 🚨🚨This law has shielded police from accountability for years. This victory was only only possible because of the people in the streets demanding change. We're proud to stand alongside them in this fight.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

!!!BREAKING!!! #ICEOutofCourts just passed in New York State! @NYGovCuomo signed the bill! #ProtectOurCourts #POCA

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

6 years

BREAKING: In a joint statement with @BklynDefender and @LegalAidNYC , we demand ICE bring people to court. Depriving people of in-person court hearings is an attack on the rights of our clients to have their meaningful day in court.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

6 years

With @NYCCouncil 's passage of #Intro741 , NYC has become the first jurisdiction to make calls free in its jails since correctional systems started charging for them. This will save communities $8M a year, and the difference will be, for so many, immeasurable. #PeopleOverProfit

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

5 years

Often, well-meaning parents or spouses call the police to check-up on mentally ill loved ones without realizing the majority of the police are not trained to handle mental health calls. The police are trained to "shoot first, ask questions later."

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

On the coldest day in 2 years, we're hearing from ICE detainees at Bergen Co. Jail that there's no heat in their cells. They've been told, “the cold will kill the coronavirus, so we’re not turning it on.” Holding ANYONE in ICE detention right now is inhumane. #FreeThemAll

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

BREAKING: ICE has failed to comply with an order to halt their illegal no-release policy, resulting in prolonged incarceration for hundreds of detainees. With @NYCLU , we are asking the courts to enforce the order and ensure the rights of detained immigrants are respected.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

#BREAKING : A federal judge just ordered the IMMEDIATE release of several of ours and @LegalAidNYC 's clients in immigrant detention particularly vulnerable to #COVID19 . We will not stop fighting until every single person detained by ICE is freed and taken out of harm's way.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

2 years

. @GovAbbott 's #OperationLoneStar targets and arrests Black and brown people for immigration charges solely based on their perceived race and national origin. We join 14 public defense offices urging @TheJusticeDept to investigate this unlawful program.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

5 years

THREAD We’re at the steps of City Hall to call for the repeal of NYS’s Police secrecy law, 50-a 50-a is the country’s most secretive law on police misconduct, and one of only TWO states that specifically restricts public access to info on cops’ discipline records. #Repeal50a

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

VICTORY: Any incarcerated New Yorker who wants the COVID-19 vaccine will soon be able to get one. It never should have taken this long in the first place. But this is a massive victory for thousands of incarcerated New Yorkers and their loved ones.

The Legal Aid Society

@LegalAidNYC

3 years

#BREAKING : NYS Supreme Court has ORDERED the @NYGovCuomo Administration to offer ALL incarcerated New Yorkers access to the COVID-19 vaccine. Cc: @NeighborhoodDef @BronxDefenders @BklynDefender @NYCLU Full decision:

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

4 years

***JOINT DEFENDER STATEMENT ON ATTEMPTS TO GUT BAIL REFORM*** It is unconscionable that lawmakers would use a public health crisis as leverage to pass a bill that would increase jail populations across the state. This would ultimately set New York decades backwards #BailReform

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

Today, Google released data revealing that New York is among the states most frequently hijacking Google's “sensorvault” system to track the locations of its citizens. The release sheds light on the unconstitutional & opaque practice of reverse warrants.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

11 months

The Department of Correction’s decision to stop notifying the public when an incarcerated person dies is more proof that DOC's cruelty violates all our beliefs about transparency and accountability.

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The Bronx Defenders

@BronxDefenders

3 years

Today, the City Council's hearing on the conditions at Rikers prioritized the voices of those with power and allowed them to evade responsibility with little pushback. Here is what incarcerated individuals who are living this nightmare in cages at Rikers Island need you to know:

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