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Thousands of privileged conversations between defense attorneys and their clients were recorded, with some of those recordings sent directly to prosecutors.

The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, New York County Defender Services, Queens Defenders and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem called for the immediate release of incarcerated people and the halt of new admissions to New York City jails in response to a letter from New York City Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi which notes that the COVID-19 positivity rate at Rikers Island continues to skyrocket due to the Omicron variant.

Lauren Shapiro, Managing Director of the Family Defense Practice at Brooklyn Defender Services, released the following statement urging Governor Hochul to immediately sign the Preserving Family Bonds Act (A6700/S6357 - Joyner/Savino) after the bill was delivered to the Governor.

The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, New York County Defender Services, Queens Defenders and Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem called on Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to enact an ambitious agenda of urgent and necessary criminal legal system reforms when session convenes next month.