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City Studies

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What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

Technical Assistance

What Do Incarcerated Parents Need to Know About ACS?

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Urban Investigations

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Is Justice For All?

City Studies

Is Justice For All?

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

What the Cell?

Urban Investigations

What the Cell?

Print ¡Recuperalo!

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 ¡Recuperalo! (Get It Back!), a spanish language version of the original 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.

Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

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Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

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Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

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Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!