Prisoners' Rights Project at the Legal Aid Society

The Prisoners' Rights Project at the Legal Aid Society is a leading advocate of humane and constitutional conditions in the New York City jails and State prisons. The Project seeks to dismantle the oppression and racism of the carceral system by protecting the safety and basic human rights of the people who are subjected to it. They litigate conditions in the City jails and State prisons, including staff brutality, sexual violence and the need for gender appropriate housing.