News: Prisoner’s Rights

ECBAWM Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Preventable Death of 25-Year-Old in Oneida County Jail

November 19, 2025

Judge Formally Invalidates Adams Executive Order; ICE cannot operate on Rikers

October 2, 2025

ECBAWM Settles Prison Abuse Lawsuit Against Four DOCCS Guards

September 24, 2025

ECBAWM Wins Petition for Evidence in Homicide of Incarcerated Man at Fishkill Correctional Facility

August 11, 2025

New York Times Publishes Video Footage of the Tragic Suicide of Michael Nieves at Rikers Island

July 17, 2025

ECBAWM, Council on American-Islamic Relations New York Secure $225,000 Settlement and Policy Reform After Muslim Woman Forced to Remove Hijab in Police Custody

July 14, 2025

ECBAWM Files Federal Lawsuit Over Killing of Messiah Nantwi by Officers at Mid-State Correctional Facility

June 17, 2025

Legal Aid and ECBAWM Win Court Order to Place NYC Jails Under Federal Receivership

May 13, 2025

ECBAWM Files Petition Seeking Evidence in Homicide of Incarcerated Man at Fishkill Correctional Facility

May 9, 2025

NYTimes details Murder Charges for Correction Officers involved in death of ECBAWM Client, Messiah Nantwi

April 17, 2025

ECBAWM Secures $1.2 Million Settlement for Matthew Raymond, Client Who Was Violently Assaulted in NYS Prison

April 8, 2025

ECBAWM Paralegal Carlos Martinez-Montes and Class Member Speak on Telemundo National TV About $92.5 Million Class Action Settlement for Immigrants Unlawfully Detained in New York City Jails

March 26, 2025

Firm’s Settlement of Case for Young Man Who Died of Untreated Appendicitis in Oklahoma Prison Highlighted in Series About Eighth Amendment

January 3, 2025

New York Times Reports on Firm Client’s Pending Lawsuit Against New York Prison Guards

January 3, 2025

ECBAWM Obtains Preliminary Approval of $92.5 Million Class Action Settlement for Immigrants Unlawfully Detained in New York City Jails

December 18, 2024