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THE NEW YORK BAR FOUNDATION PRESENTS GRANT TO PRISONERS’ LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK
The New York Bar Foundation (NYBF) recently presented agrant to Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York (PLS) for a project entitled The John R. Dunne NYBF Pre-Release and Re-Entry Program (PREP) Fellowship. The grant will be used to …
“A Woman on the Outside” workshop, exhibition, film screening and panel
Join us on April 1 for a film screening of “A Woman on the Outside,” a tender portrait of one family striving to love in the face of a system built to break them.
Directors Zara Katz and Lisa Riordan Seville and protagonist Kristal Bush will begin at 5pm with a Be The Media! workshop on “Participatory Design in Journalistic Process.”
Executive Director, Karen L. Murtagh Receives the Prestigious 2022 NYS Senate Woman of Distinction award
Thank you to Senator Neil Breslin for bestowing this prestigious award on our Executive Director who has been with PLS since 1983 and has served as our Executive Director for the past . . .
PLS Response to the Buffalo TOPS Shooting
PLS Response to the Buffalo TOPS Shooting Our hearts are with the families, friends, and community of the victims of the horrific racially motivated massacre at the Jefferson Avenue TOPS in Buffalo. To help the community in Buffalo heal, consider a donation to one of the following organizations***: The African Heritage Food Cooperative Feed BuffaloContinue reading “PLS Response to the Buffalo TOPS Shooting”
CALL FOR POETRY SUBMISSIONS
National Pro Bono Week (October 23rd – 29th) is a time to celebrate and recognize the dedicated work of pro bono volunteers, as well as to educate the community about the many legal and other issues faced by our clients. PLS is happy to announce that this year we will again be celebrating National Pro Bono Week with an event highlighting our commitment to serving the incarcerated community.
DIRECTOR MURTAGH’S REMARKS AT THE INSPECTOR GENERAL’S PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO A RECENT UPTICK IN FALSE POSITIVE DRUG URINALYSIS TEST RESULTS.
On Tuesday, Karen L. Murtagh, Executive Director of Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York, was invited to speak at the Inspector General’s press conference announcing the results of the IG’s
With a kudos to Maine DOCCS for their “Language Matters” initiative.
PLS Virtual Pro Bono Event 2021
Please join Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York for our 10th Annual Celebration of National Pro Bono Week.
Surviving the Pandemic: Tell us your story!
On November 18, 2021, PLS will host our annual Pro Bono Event to recognize the work of our pro bono volunteers and educate the public about issues faced by incarcerated New Yorkers. The title of this year’s event is Coping with COVID: Experiencing A Pandemic Behind Prison Walls. We are seeking input from you!