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NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit to require the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to release records related to its role in a multi-million dollar effort to find, arrest, detain, and deport unaccompanied immigrant children.
NEW YORK - Today Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to pass an inclusive Equal Rights Amendment that will expand protections against discrimination in the state constitution.
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, sweeping reforms to New York’s criminal legal system that will significantly reduce New York’s reliance on cash bail, expand criminal discovery, and further enforce the right to a speedy trial, will go into effect.
NEW YORK- Earlier this year, New York passed sweeping reforms that will significantly reduce the reliance on cash bail to determine a person's liberty, expand criminal discovery, and further enforce the right to a speedy trial.
NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union released today a new report using never before released data showing how commonly solitary confinement is used to punish people in New York State prisons.
Today, the City Council approved a proposal to close Rikers Island jail complex and build four borough-based jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
The New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement from Executive Director, Donna Lieberman:
