News and Commentary
We believe the people closest to injustice must be at the center of the fight to end it. Through firsthand stories, legal analysis, and public statements, we challenge false narratives and amplify the truth about what’s happening in the Bronx and beyond.
Press Statements
Timely, clear, direct
We issue press statements to provide immediate, accurate information and context on legal developments, policy proposals, and breaking news. Grounded in firsthand experience, our statements offer the media direct insight from public defenders on the front lines—plus quotes, background, and contacts for follow-up.
If you have a media inquiry, email us at media@bronxdefenders.org.
Testimonials
Speaking truth to power
Our attorneys, advocates, and people we represent testify before city, state, and federal decision-makers to expose harm and push for transformative reforms. These testimonies bring lived experience and legal expertise directly to the halls of power.
- Written Testimony re: to examine issues in the New York State market related to consumer accessibility and retail sale of legal adult-use cannabis
- Written Testimony re: the Child Welfare System and the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse or Maltreatment in New York State
- Written Testimony of The Bronx Defenders re: Improving the living conditions for asylum seekers staying in the DHS shelter system, HERRCs, and Respite Centers
Stories of Resilience
The Bronx in Its Own Words
These are the voices of the people we represent—in their own words—sharing what it means to stand up to systems built to punish and exclude.
Commentaries
What public defenders know
We write to shift public narratives and dismantle myths, rooted in a vision for what justice could—and should—look like.
The “child welfare” system doesn’t protect kids — it punishes poverty
Reports
Data, findings, recommendations
Our research and investigations reveal how systems of control work—and how they break people down. Through data, stories, and legal insight, we offer clear-eyed diagnoses and real paths forward rooted in our experience as public defenders in the Bronx.