ReEntry – Nassau Suffolk Law Services

ReEntry

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November 16, 2023

Sealing Clinic

NSLS staff are available to access, review, and verify your RAP sheet (also known as your criminal history record) to see if you are eligible for […]
April 20, 2023

Second Chance Month

Did you know that quick employment for formerly incarcerated individuals significantly decreases the risk of committing future crimes?    Recidivism (a relapse into criminal behavior) rates […]
November 2, 2022

Upcoming Clinics, Events, and Legal Help Resources: November 2022

Suffolk County Pro Bono Project is hosting a free legal clinic for Veterans. This event will take place on Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 from 11:00am-3:00pm. NSLS Veterans’ unit will […]
October 4, 2022

Upcoming Clinics, Events, and Legal Help Resources: October 2022

Nassau Suffolk Law Services will be at Senator John E. Brooks Golden Gathering Senior Resource Fair at both the Suffolk location (Amityville) on Monday October 3rd from 9am […]
December 2, 2021

Resources for the Formerly Incarcerated

America Works helps individuals increase their self-sufficiency through gainful employment, including military veterans, welfare and SNAP recipients, young adults, the criminal justice involved, homeless, non-custodial parents, […]
May 26, 2021

How Will Marijuana Legalization Affect My Client’s Criminal Record?

A criminal record can be an obstacle in many areas of life, especially if you are convicted of a drugs charge. Recent changes in New York’s […]
June 14, 2018

Carly Sommers, Attorney in our new ReEntry Project, was among the participants at the Second Chance

Carly works with ex offenders who are acclimating back to the community and attended the fair to expand her outreach and to give brief legal advice […]