Category: Testimonials
The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Legal Aid Society, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, and New York County Defender Services
Presented before: The New York City Council Committee on Public Safety Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget Hearing March 18, 2026 Download the Testimony here. This testimony is submitted jointly by The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Legal Aid Society, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, and New York County Defender Services. As New York City’s […]
Joint Written Testimony Examining Racial Disparities in New York City’s Family Policing System and the Need for Family Miranda Rights
New York City Council Committee on Children and Youth Examining Racial Disparities in New York City’s Family Policing System and the Need for Family Miranda Rights February 26, 2026 Written Testimony of the Article 10 Family Defense Organizations in New York City: The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Center for Family Representation, and Neighborhood Defender […]
Written Testimony re: to examine issues in the New York State market related to consumer accessibility and retail sale of legal adult-use cannabis
New York State Senate Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis; Standing Committees on Agriculture, Finance, and Investigations and Government Operations To examine issues in the New York State market related to consumer accessibility and retail sale of legal adult-use cannabis October 30, 2023 Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders By Eli Northrup, Policy Director, Criminal Defense Practice […]
Written Testimony re: the Child Welfare System and the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse or Maltreatment in New York State
New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Children & Families The Child Welfare System and the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse or Maltreatment in New York State September 27, 2023 Joint Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Center for Family Representation, and the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem Read the testimony here
Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders re: Improving the living conditions for asylum seekers staying in the DHS shelter system, HERRCs, and Respite Centers
New York City Council Committees on Immigration and General Welfare Improving the living conditions for asylum seekers staying in the DHS shelter system, HERRCs, and Respite Centers June 21, 2023 Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders By Rosa Cohen-Cruz, Director of Immigration Policy & Miriam Mack, Director of Family Defense Policy for The Bronx Defenders Read the […]
Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders Re: Conditions at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility and Other Facilities of the New York City Department of Correction
New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Correction Re: Conditions at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility and Other Facilities of the New York City Department of Correction October 1, 2021 Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders By Ann Mathews, Managing Director of the Criminal Defense Practice Testimony of Bronx Defenders – Assembly Correction Committee – […]