NYCJAC | Bill de Blasio

24 Feb A LOOK AT THE TUG OF WAR OVER CLOSING RIKERS

Posted at 08:43h in Bill de Blasio, Department of Correction, Mayor de Blasio, Prison, Rikers Island, Rikers Reform, Tale of Two Cities by Liz Gewirtz 0 Comments

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The recent brouhaha began when, at her State of the City address, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced proposals to reform Rikers and other laws to shrink its population so that it could eventually be shut down. Governor Cuomo added his support by calling her...

15 Oct PETITION: SHUT DOWN RIKERS ISLAND

Posted at 23:04h in Bill de Blasio, Board of Correction, Commissioner Ponte, Department of Correction, Punitive Segregation, Rikers Island, Rikers Reform, Solitary Confinement, Torture by K Grace Price 0 Comments

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We call on you, Mayor de Blasio, Governor Cuomo and Department of Correction Commissioner Ponte to immediately shut down Rikers Island. It is a factory of human rights abuses that cannot be reformed. The Department of Correction has created a system that enables widespread physical...