What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

What's in the Water?

Making Policy Public

What's in the Water?

Blunt Conversations

Urban Investigations

Blunt Conversations

Record It. Report It!

Public Access Design

Record It. Report It!

Fast Trash

City Studies

Fast Trash

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

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.

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

City Studies

Prison Profits: Who Pays The Price

Sign Up!

Public Access Design

Sign Up!

Bottled Up

City Studies

Bottled Up

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Making Policy Public

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Neighborhood Getting Too Expensive?

Your Truth, Your Rights

Public Access Design

Your Truth, Your Rights

Seeking Sanctuary

Urban Investigations

Seeking Sanctuary

What You Need To Know About ACS

Making Policy Public

What You Need To Know About ACS