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PLS CHALLENGES WITHHOLDING OF EVIDENCE REQUESTED THROUGH FOIL

Timely access to prison records is critical to PLS’s ability to provide effective representation to our clients. Our primary means of obtaining records for initial investigations and advocacy is New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). We recently argued an appeal before the Appellate Division, Third Department challenging DOCCS’ withholding of videos and narrative incident reports requested through FOIL.

Madison Levin – Staff Attorney

Madison Levin Staff Attorney (518) 438-8046 ext. 1101 mlevin@plsny.org Madison joined PLS as a staff attorney in 2022. Before joining PLS, she was a fellow with Legal Aid Society Prisoners’ Rights Project where she worked primarily on behalf of the plaintiff class in Nunez v. City of New York, a federal class action filed toContinue reading “Madison Levin – Staff Attorney”

Mari Flamm – PREP Social Worker

Mari Flamm, LMSW Re-entry Social Worker (716) 292-0282 mflamm@plsny.org Mari joined Prisoners’ Legal Services in November 2021. She is based out of the Newburgh office. Mari received her Master’s in Social Service (MSW equivalent) from Bryn Mawr College’s Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research in 2020 and was licensed that same year. MariContinue reading “Mari Flamm – PREP Social Worker”

Jill Marie Nolan – Director of Social Work

Jill Marie Nolan, LCSW Director of Social Work (845) 391-3110 ext 1504 jnolan@plsny.org Jill Marie Nolan, LCSW, became the first Director of Social Work at Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York in February 2026. Jill joined PLS in 2021 as the inaugural Program Coordinator for PREP, our therapeutic pre-release and re-entry program. Under her leadership,Continue reading “Jill Marie Nolan – Director of Social Work”

Kevin Nelson – Staff Attorney

Kevin Nelson Staff Attorney (518) 438-8046 ext. 1107 Knelson@plsny.org Kevin joined PLS as a staff attorney in the Family Matters Unit in 2022 due to his belief that all people matter and their lives have value, and because he values parent-child relationships. Before becoming a staff attorney, Kevin interned at the Schenectady County Public Defender’sContinue reading “Kevin Nelson – Staff Attorney”