May
02
Ms. Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor Recognized by Bronx Community
Ms. Yadhira Gonzalez-Taylor Recognized by Bronx Community Continue Reading
Written by National Association of Women Judges | News
May
19
NAWJ DISTRICT TWO HOSTS COLOR OF JUSTICE PROGRAM AT ALBANY LAW SCHOOL
On May 19, 2018, NAWJ District 2 Director, Hon. Cenceria P. Edwards, NAWJ member Hon. Helena Heath of Albany City Court, NAWJ member Hon. Juanita Bing Newton, Dean of the New York State Judicial Institute, and Pershia Wilkins, the Director of Multicultural Initiatives and Assistant Director of Admissions at Albany Law School spearheaded the first Color of Justice Program at the school. Continue Reading
Written by Helena Heath | News
Apr
17
NAWJ NEW YORK CONDUCTS SPEED MENTORING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AT ST. JOHNS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW IN QUEENS
On April 18th, one of the co-chairs of the newly formed Law School Outreach Committee, Honorable Sally E. Unger (Civil Court of the City of New York) along with Lourdes Ventura, a Partner at Ahmuty, Demers & McManus, organized a successful speed mentoring program at St. Johns University School of Law in Queens, New York. Continue Reading
Written by Sally Unger | News
Jan
31
WOMEN ARE BACK AT FEDERAL PRISON IN DANBURY
Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut. Following an outcry over the plan to move female prisoners from the only federal women's lockup in the Northeast, the Bureau of Prisons is now considering keeping some female prisoners housed at the Federal Corrections Institute in Danbury, officials said. Continue Reading
Written by Dirk Perrefort News-Times | News
Jan
16
FOR FEMALE INMATES IN NEW YORK CITY, PRISON IS A CROWDED, WINDOWLESS ROOM
More than a hundred female federal inmates, sentenced to long-term prison, have instead been held for years in two windowless rooms in a detention center in Brooklyn. Continue Reading
Written by WYNC New York Public Radio | News
Nov
04
NAWJ DISTRICT TWO WOMEN IN PRISON COMMITTEE GATHERS HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR ANNUAL BEYOND THE BARS PROGRAM
NAWJ's New York Chapter Women in Prison (WIP) Committee has begun its Toy, Toiletry and Book Drive for its annual "Beyond the Bars" project. Continue Reading
Written by Cheryl Gonzales | News
Nov
04
DISTRICT 2 DIRECTOR REPORT NOVEMBER, 2016
On October 26, 2016, NAWJ District 2 co-sponsored a program entitled "Equal Means Equal" which featured a documentary about the Equal rights Amendment and a panel discussion with Kamala Lopez, Director of "Equal Means Equal", Ellen Chesler, Senior Fellow, Roosevelt Institute and Lenora Lapidus, Director, Women's Rights Project, ACLU. Continue Reading
Written by Cheryl Gonzales | District 2
Oct
27
NAWJ CO-SPONSORS 'EQUAL MEANS EQUAL', A PROGRAM RECOGNIZING THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
On October 26, 2016, NAWJ's District Two co-sponsored a program entitled Equal Means Equal. Continue Reading
Written by Cheryl Gonzales | News
Oct
17
BROOKLYN FEDERAL JAIL ACCUSED OF RETALIATING AGAINST WOMEN INMATES WHO COMPLAIN OF CONDITIONS
A federal judge has been put on notice that staff at the Metropolitan Detention Center may be retaliating against female inmates who complain about conditions at the troubled jail. Continue Reading
Written by John Marzulli, New York Daily News | News
Oct
07
JUDGE REFUSES TO SEND WOMEN TO BROOKLYN JAIL WITH 'THIRD WORLD' CONDITIONS
A federal judge said Thursday she is reluctant to remand female defendants to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn in light of "unconscionable" conditions found at the jail. Continue Reading
Written by John Marzulli, New York Daily News | News
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