Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York

Who We Are

Prisoners’ Legal Services of New York provides legal services to indigent inmates in New York State correctional facilities in cases where no other counsel is available.  The cases handled by the program include prison problems involving disciplinary procedures, medical care, guard brutality, mental health care, conditions of confinement, sentence computation, parole, jail time credit, immigration, and clemency appeals.

Albany Office
41 State Street. Suite M112
Albany, NY  12205
518 – 438-8046

Prisons served: Bedford Hills, CNYPC, Coxsackie, Downstate, Eastern, Edgecombe, Fishkill, Great Meadow, Greene, GrPeenhaven, Hale Creek, Hudson, Lincoln, Marcy, Mid-State, Mohawk, Otisville, Queensboro, Shawangunk, Sing Sing, Sullivan, Taconic, Ulster, Wallkill, Walsh, Washington, Woodbourne.

Buffalo Office
14 Lafayette Square, Suite 510
Buffalo, NY  14203
716-854-1007

Prisons served: Albion, Attica, Collins, Gowanda, Groveland, Lakeview, Livingston, Orleans, Rochester, Wende, Wyoming.

Ithaca Office
114 Prospect Street
Ithaca, NY  14850
607-273-2283

Prison served: Auburn, Cape Vincent, Cayuga, Elmira, Five Points, Southport, Watertown, Willard.

Plattsburgh
24 Margaret Street, Suite 9
Plattsburgh, NY  12901
518-561-3088

Prisons served: Adirondack, Altona, Bare HIll, Clinton, Franklin, Gouverneur, Moriah Shock, Ogdensburgh, Riverview, Upstate. ​​​

Who We Serve

Area(s): Albany County, Allegany County, Bronx County, Broome County, Cattaraugus County, Cayuga County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Chenango County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Cortland County, Delaware County, Dutchess County, Erie County, Essex County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Genesee County, Greene County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, Jefferson County, Kings (Brooklyn) County, Lewis County, Livingston County, Madison County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Nassau County, New York (Manhattan) County, Niagara County, Oneida County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Orange County, Orleans County, Oswego County, Otsego County, Putnam County, Queens County, Rensselaer County, Richmond (Staten Island) County, Rockland County, Saint Lawrence County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, Schoharie County, Schuyler County, Seneca County, Steuben County, Suffolk County, Sullivan County, Tioga County, Tompkins County, Ulster County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Westchester County, Wyoming County,Yates County

Additional Service Area Info

This group serves inmates in New York State prisons.

Language(s) Spoken

• Spanish / Español

Your family’s income should be at or below the following percentage of the federal poverty level

125

Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES

Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: NO

Eligibility Restrictions

For help, you must be: a prisoner

This program does not serve: a community group

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:

• Full Legal Representation
• Brief Advice
• Pro Se Legal Clinic