NYCDS Testifies at City Council Hearing On Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention in City Jails
Natalie Fiorenzo and Rachel Sznajderman, Corrections Specialists
Ms. Fiorenzo and Ms. Sznajderman explain how the high rates of self-harm incidents and suicides within New York City jails demand that we upend our city's reliance on jails and prisons to serve as mental healthcare providers.
NYCDS Testifies at City Council Hearing on Reducing Violence Among Young Adults
Natalie Fiorenzo and Rachel Sznajderman, Corrections Specialists
NYCDS Corrections Specialists Natalie Fiorenzo and Rachel Sznajderman testified on the importance of addressing the root causes of violence among young adults in New York City jails.
Statement regarding the death of Tarz Youngblood on Rikers Island
By Taylor Garzone, NYCDS Forensic Social Worker
Mr. Youngblood was a father who struggled with homelessness and his death is a tragedy. In our prior representation of him, we found him to be a kind and well-intentioned man.
NYCDS & Winston & Strawn LLP file emergency motion to address humanitarian crisis on Rikers
NYCDS and Winston & Strawn LLP announce the filing of an emergency Article 78 petition in New York Supreme Court calling for immediate judicial intervention in the uncontained COVID-19 outbreak spiraling out of control at Rikers Island.