News: Prisoner’s Rights

ECBAWM Client Jackie Merlos Featured in OPB Documentary “The Crackdown”

November 2, 2026

ECBAWM, Co-Counsel, Secures Ruling Striking Down ICE’s Courthouse Arrest Policy Nationwide

October 5, 2026

ECBAWM Files Federal Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleging Bureau of Prisons Delayed Cancer Diagnosis of Brooklyn Man Who Later Died in Federal Custody

June 29, 2026

Federal Court Denies Motion to Dismiss ECBAWM Case Seeking Accountability for the Death of Antwan Cater

May 14, 2026

ECBAWM Secures Nearly $5.2 Million in Settlements for Families of Two Men Who Died from Methadone Overdoses at Rikers Island

May 6, 2026

ECBAWM Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Kyle Knight, Who Suffered Sexual Assault, Excessive Force, and Retaliation by Guards While in DOC Custody

December 19, 2025

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