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Joshua Valles's sudden hospitalization was highlighted in a recent report by a court-appointed monitor that raised concerns about safety and transparency at Rikers Island.

The move, which would likely spark sharp criticism from migrant advocates and civil liberties groups, is one of several being considered by Mayor Adams’ administration to house a flood of migrants entering the city.

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Sixty years ago today the Supreme Court ruled that people accused of crimes but without means to pay for a lawyer would be provided with one at public expense.The promis

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.

Calls for the president to visit the jail complex underscore criticism that New York has allowed conditions there to deteriorate.

Ervin Bowins, who helped lead the hunger strike beginning Jan. 7 in the Robert N. Davoren Center, faced a “campaign of retaliation” along with other inmates who joined the protest, Stan German, executive director of New York County Defenders Services, wrote.