Tim Rountree
@tbrountreeProud father, uncle, brother, friend, advocate, and fighter; Howard U/Am.U Law, In-Charge Attorney, Legal Aid Society, Crim. Practice, Queens Co. NYC.
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Don't wait – check your state's voter registration deadline today and make sure you're registered and ready to vote. And then share this with your friends and family so everyone's ready to vote early or by Election Day. VoteSaveAmerica.com/Obama
The carceral system dehumanizes and exploits people. @theappeal documents how capitalism thrives in prisons and takes advantage of people with no options.
NEW: The Appeal has published the first national database of prison commissary prices. The project covers 46 states, revealing an exploitative system that forces incarcerated people to pay up to 5x the outside price for some items. theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…
“The comptroller’s office does the basic work to assess how credible the claim is, but it’s not included in the litigation numbers the city releases each year," said Jennvine Wong w/ LAS. "That all means misconduct could be swept under the rug.” nydailynews.com/2024/04/08/nyc…
Ever wondered how New Yorkers secure public defenders? Read about this and so much more in @THECITYNY's guide on how The Legal Aid Society and our fellow defender orgs help low-income New Yorkers every day: thecity.nyc/2024/04/08/how…
NEW DATA: The NYPD has cost taxpayers over half a billion dollars in misconduct payouts since 2018. Rather than investing in public services, taxpayers are continually forced to cover the costs of violent policing. Read the full payout report: legalaidnyc.org/news/nypd-misc…
The City’s budget deadline is just days away. We need @NYCMayor, @NYCSpeakerAdams and @NYCCouncil to ensure increased funding for both public defense and civil legal services. RT this thread and tag the Mayor, Speaker Adams, and the Council. We must #FundFairness NOW. 🧵
Two major DA elections next week in New York City. One in Queens, where Melinda Katz the incumbent is facing a challenge from her right endorsed by police allies. boltsmag.org/queens-da-race…
Melinda Katz Once Faced Off Against DSA. Now It’s New York’s Police Lobby Since barely beating a leftist candidate to become Queens DA, Katz has stuck to a conventional approach to the office. Still, she has drawn a challenge from former cop George Grasso motherjones.com/crime-justice/…
8 years after Federal Monitor Steve Martin was appointed to reduce violence & use of force at Rikers Island jails, he writes this: "There is significant cause for concern about the imminent risk of harm to people in custody." There were 5 shocking incidents in last 2 weeks: 2/
New Data on Poverty and Criminal Records in New York State. More than 2 million New Yorkers have a criminal record, costing them some $12.6 billion in reduced earnings annually. brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…
court officers allegedly told @aaronnarraph’s grand jury to “not discuss” cases before voting on indictments. but a court-issued handbook said otherwise. as i was reporting this i wondered how often this has happened. and the responses so far seem to suggest: more than once 🧵
Court Officers Told Jurors Not To Discuss Cases During Deliberations, Says Grand Jury Foreman thecity.nyc/2023/5/24/2373…
This January, I served as a grand jury foreman in Queens. When I spoke up about blatantly illegal behavior by court officers. they removed me from the room & tried to intimidate me into shutting up. I filed an affidavit to dismiss one of our indictments. @haideechu has more 🧵
Court Officers Told Jurors Not To Discuss Cases During Deliberations, Says Grand Jury Foreman thecity.nyc/2023/5/24/2373…
The tragic death of Jordan Neely illuminates the existence of two different legal systems: one for white people, and the other, a far more racist, classist, and punitive system, for Black and Latinx New Yorkers. Read our full statement here: tinyurl.com/lasneely
@LegalAidNYC & partners that represent over 90% of kids in family court in NY have suffered essentially flat budgets for close to twenty years, says @dawneamitchell chair of the city bar association’s Council on Children. #FundFairness law.com/newyorklawjour…
Law students, defense and civil rights attorneys, and investigators: Join us for the second annual "Decrypting a Defense Conference: Revenge of the Data" taking place April 27. Visit tinyurl.com/LASdigital to register today. See you there!
New Yorkers should be outraged! @GovKathyHochul pushing rollbacks to bail reform under guise of public safety but NYPD clearly abusing power with blank check. Meanwhile @LegalAidNYC & allies fighting for $ to do mandated work #FundFairness gothamist.com/news/nypd-offi…
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