New York County Defender Services

Homeless New Yorkers with serious mental illness keep falling through the cracks despite billions in spending

Justice is about more than an outcome. It’s about the truth being exposed and having a system in place where this can happen.

We believe that the Interagency Rikers Task Force is fundamentally flawed because it does not involve the key stakeholders involved in sending people into DOC’s custody: prosecutors, judges and the defense bar.

As protestors marched against Rikers Island in front of City Hall Tuesday, the city filed its proposed Rikers action plan in federal court.

Those who have perished while imprisoned on Rikers Island were remembered Tuesday afternoon during an emotional rally.