Rent Regulation Rights - San Francisco Edition

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Rent Regulation Rights - San Francisco Edition

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

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Public Access Design

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Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Print Get It Back!

For most of the 350,000 people arrested in New York City every year, getting arrested is just the beginning of a long and difficult process. Personal property is also taken at the time of arrest, and getting it back depends on how it was categorized by the police. Each category requires a different set of steps, interactions with multiple players in law enforcement, and tight deadlines. The process is frustrating, drawn-out, and confusing, causing many people to give up on getting their property back. To make it worse, there are no published guidelines to help people through this process.

CUP collaborated with The Bronx Defenders and designers L + L to create Get It Back!, a guide that helps New Yorkers who’ve recently been arrested get their stuff back. The illustrated guide breaks down the property seizure and civil forfeiture processes into detailed steps, including what to do when you’re arrested and after you’re released.

Bronx Be Well

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Bronx Be Well

Is College For Me?

Public Access Design

Is College For Me?

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City Studies

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If You Can Make It Here...

Urban Investigations

If You Can Make It Here...

A Fair Chance

Making Policy Public

A Fair Chance

Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

The Water Underground

Urban Investigations

The Water Underground

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip