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“I know firsthand the toll that adult prosecution takes on teenagers. When I was 17 years old, I was arrested, charged, and sentenced as an adult, and ultimately spent 10 years…

ByRob DeLeon 1Comment

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Apr 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Displacing and Jailing My Neighbors Does Not Make Me Safer

“Our elected officials are threatening hard-fought reforms designed to counteract the historic – and present – racism in law enforcement that targets my neighbors and eventually will target my son.…

ByAlice L. Fontier 1Comment

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Nov 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: Transferring Women and Trans NYers From Rikers to Prison is Not the Solution

‘The number one priority for both city and state government right now must be to create a humane, accessible trauma-responsive center in New York City for the small population of…

BySharon White-Harrigan 7Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Justice

Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers

Beginning this week, the city and state will begin transferring around 230 detainees being held at the troubled New York City jail complex to state correctional facilities in Westchester, what…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: The History of Rikers Island Proves That Reform Isn’t Possible

‘City leaders have asked for our trust to embark on yet another massive jail building spree, at the cost of almost $10 billion dollars. But we can learn from the…

ByNicholas Barber 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

‘I’m telling my story in the hope that fewer people like me, struggling with drug use and mental health issues, end up in here. I am writing to ask the…

ByJiovani Sanchez 2Comments

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Sep 2021

Housing and Homelessness Justice

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

As a deepening humanitarian crisis inside the Rikers Island jail complex fuels efforts to release more detainees, a judge’s decision can come down to one key consideration: Do they have…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Sep 2021

In Depth Investigations Justice

As Conditions at Rikers Reach Crisis Levels, Concerns About Heat Persist

Dozens of men splitting a single jug of water, sweating walls in cell units, inmates sucking air from cracks under doors—these are just some of the conditions inmates and advocates…

ByLiz Donovan 2Comments

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Aug 2021

Justice Opinion

Opinion: To Improve Public Safety in NYC, Send Fewer People to Jail

‘Jail separates people from work and family, jeopardizes stable housing, and subjects them to violence, especially in inhumane environments like Rikers. Incarceration must be the option of last resort, used…

ByJonathan Lippman

ByCourtney Bryan 0Comments

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Aug 2021

ARTS and CULTURE Justice

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

While the COVID-19 pandemic may have limited the intimacy of prison and reentry arts programs, many found ways to continue to teach, appreciate and showcase the work of incarcerated artists…

ByGriffin Kelly 2Comments

Opinion: We Cannot Afford to Play Politics With Young People’s Lives

Opinion: Displacing and Jailing My Neighbors Does Not Make Me Safer

Opinion: Transferring Women and Trans NYers From Rikers to Prison is Not the Solution

Advocates, Attorneys Push Back Against Plan to Transfer Women and Transgender People Off Rikers

Opinion: The History of Rikers Island Proves That Reform Isn’t Possible

Opinion: I’m Writing This From Rikers Island. I Hope You Get the Help I Didn’t

As NYC’s Jail Crisis Worsens, Stable Housing Could Be the Difference Between Rikers and Release

As Conditions at Rikers Reach Crisis Levels, Concerns About Heat Persist

Opinion: To Improve Public Safety in NYC, Send Fewer People to Jail

NY Prison Arts and Reentry Programs Persist Throughout Pandemic

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