Following the defacing of Adam Yauch Park, SRLP gets a shout-out from Ad-Rock during an anti-hate rally. Read more about it here.
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New PREA Rules for the NYC Jails Fail to Provide Trans Women with Meaningful Housing
Last week, the Board of Correction, the body that oversees the Department of Correction and ensures compliance with the minimum standards, unanimously voted in new rules to govern and prevent instances of sexual violence in the NYC jails. This rule goes beyond the federal rules for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and are, in […]
“A Women’s Prison in Chelsea Will Be Transformed”: An SRLP Member Speaks on the Construction of the Women’s Building
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 21, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
SRLP Member Marcie speaks to the Village Voice on her powerful journey to return to the former Bayview Correctional Facility, where she was previously incarcerated, and assist in the project to transform the space into a safe, welcoming community center for all women. Read more about this here.
Submit Comments to Strengthen Healthcare for Transgender New Yorkers!
As we let you know earlier this month, transgender New Yorkers who use Medicaid received tremendous life-affirming news in the last ruling in the Cruz v. Zucker case. This is a case that SRLP and our allies at the Legal Aid Society and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLC brought to challenge the decades long ban […]
SRLP Speaks to Village Voice on How New Board of Corrections Rules Fail to Protect TGNCI People in NYC Jails
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 15, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
Member Xena Grandichelli and Prisoner Justice Project Director Mik Kinkead speak to the Village Voice about the prevalence of sexual violence against incarcerated trans people, the closure of the Tran Housing Unit, and how the NYC Board of Corrections is failing to protect incarcerated TGNCI individuals. Read more about this here.
In the Huffington Post, Planned Parenthood NYC CEO Joan Malin Suggests SRLP as an Org to Join Post-Trump
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 15, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
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FDA Delays of Estrogen Negatively Impact Trans People of Color
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 14, 2016 in Membership, News, TRANSFORM
Since mid-July, the trans community has gone without proper estrogen injections. We were abruptly told that after November 2016 there will no longer be injectable estrogen available until further notice. It is no secret that many transgender women are still getting medicated through underground hormones. Before 2015, insurances were not required by law to cover […]
SRLP Relaunches Updated ID and Name Change Guides!
By Kyle Rapiñan, Director of Survival and Self-Determination on November 13, 2016 in Legal, News, Publications and Resources, Survival and Self Determination Project
The Sylvia Rivera Law Project stands in solidarity with everyone moving quickly to get a name change and update their state and federal identification documents before the pending presidential administration change. To aid in our community’s self-advocacy during these difficult times, SRLP has updated our NYC Name Change Guide and our ID Replacement Guide for […]
Voices Raised Against All Forms of Violence in the NYC Jails!
By Sylvia Rivera Law Project on November 13, 2016 in Action Alert, Legal, News, Prisoner Rights Project
In what plans to be a very revealing open hearing this Monday, November 14, the Committee on Fire and Criminal Justice Services will hear reports on the implementation of the Nuñez settlement in the City jails. The case Nuñez v. City of New York et. al., is a class action lawsuit that challenged the use […]
SRLP Gets a Shout Out from Autostraddle as a Social Justice Org to Support with a Recurring Monthly Gift
By Kimberly Mckenzie, Director of Outreach and Community Engagement on November 12, 2016 in SRLP In The Media
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