ICE and Bureau of Prisons Deny Reps. Goldman, Espaillat, and Velázquez Access to MDC Brooklyn Amid Reports of Inhumane Conditions

ICE and Bureau of Prisons Deny Reps. Goldman, Espaillat, and Velázquez Access to MDC Brooklyn Amid Reports of Inhumane Conditions

Photo courtesy: Rep Goldman Office   Prison Notorious for Violence and Understaffing is Being Used by ICE to House Over 100 Detainees, Many of Whom Lack Any Criminal Records  Members Condemn Lack of Transparency, Demand Immediate Termination of ICE Contract    BROOKLYN, NY â€” Congressmembers Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) […]

Trans Women Are Fighting Back Against Police Abuse

Transgender people are often profiled as sex workers and targeted with bogus arrests

(By NYCLU) On her way home from the bus stop on a spring night in the Bronx last year, Linda Dominguez cut across a park because it was the most direct route to her apartment. Even though others leaving the bus were also crossing the park, three officers from the New York City Police Department […]