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(BOC) investigation into three deaths that occurred in Department of Correction (DOC) custody last year, in New York City.

Officials Must Address Deadly COVID Conditions That Persist in Jails and Prisons

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March 9, 2021

Photos: YouTube Today, The City newspaper reported on an unreleased Board of Correction (BOC) investigation into three deaths that occurred in Department of Correction ...

COVID-19 continues to run rampant in prisons and jails, New York State has refused to include incarcerated people in its vaccine

Prison Advocates File Lawsuit Against Cuomo’s PrisonJail Vaccination Plan

By BY ACLU

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February 5, 2021

Photo: YouTube Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, The Bronx Defenders, The Legal Aid Society, the New York Civil Liberties Union, and Brooklyn Defender Services ...

Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday against the New York City Police Department (NYPD)

HRW: NY AG’s Lawsuit Against NYPD May Help Bring Accountability

By HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

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January 16, 2021

Photos: YouTube New York State’s Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit Thursday against the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its leadership ...