NYCDS Testifies at City Hall About Violence in City Jails
By Shari Vrod, Senior Trial Attorney, Homicide/Major Case Unit
Violence on Rikers continues unabated. Our client was beaten so badly in 2019 that he became parapalegic.Read the TestimonyDownload PDF
January 29, 2020
NYCDS Testifies at City Hall about the Public Defender Technology Gap
By Sergio De La Pava, Legal Director
The technology gap between public defenders and law enforcement and prosecutor offices is real. Worse, it threatens to grow over time as history tells us that reliance on technology and concomitant technological advancement are relentless.Read the TestimonyDownload PDF
January 22, 2020
NYCDS Testifies at City Hall about Algorithms in the Criminal Legal System
by Christopher Boyle, Director of Data Research and Policy
New York City has spent the past two and a half years reviewing and discussing how city agencies use automated decision systems. But it feels like, despite legislation, public hearings, and task force reports, we have barely inched closer to true transparency. Read the TestimonyDownload PDF
Violence on Rikers continues unabated. Our client was beaten so badly in 2019 that he became parapalegic.Read the TestimonyDownload PDF
