The Legal Aid Society, a non-profit legal aid organization, has publicly condemned New York City Mayor Eric Adams as well as the city's Department of Corrections Commissioner Louis Molina over the two most recent in-custody deaths.
Gregory Acevedo and Robert Pondexter were both Legal Aid clients and died in DOC custody, with Acevedo dying after being found in the East River on Sept. 20 and Pondexter suffering a catastrophic medical emergency in custody and dying Sept. 22.“Words cannot express our sadness and outrage over the passing of clients Gregory Acevedo and Robert Pondexter,” the Legal Aid Society said in a statement Sept. 27.
The Legal Aid Society argued that with the mounting death tolls in NYC jails, neither Commissioner Molina nor Mayor Adams were ensuring the safety of incarcerated people. Following the Legal Aid Society’s condemnation, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams issued a statement on the most recent deaths.
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