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“Deeply affordable housing with supportive services for this population has a proven track record of success and hits all the Adams administration’s goals of efficiency, smart government, addressing problems at their root,…

ByPatricia Hernandez

ByBea De la Torre

ByJoAnne Page

ByCynthia Stuart 4Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: Defendants Living with Mental Illness Need Treatment, Not Jail

“More than half of Rikers inmates are affected by mental illness and almost 17 percent have a serious mental health diagnosis. Yet throughout New York State, there are 30 mental…

ByMatt Kudish

ByMargaret Byrne

ByAlexa James 1Comment

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Jan 2022

Government Health Justice

COVID-19 Surge at Rikers Begins to Decline, But Chaotic Conditions Persist

The 7-day positivity rate in New York City jails was just over 19 percent on Sunday—down from nearly 37 percent just a week prior, the most recent data shows. But…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Deserves Better Than a Mayor Who Supports Solitary Confinement

‘Our new mayor should know solitary confinement does not curtail violence in jails, decarceration does. The people of New York deserve so much better than a limited imagination of this…

ByAshish Prashar 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Government Justice

Renewed Calls for City to Reduce Jail Population as Omicron Cases Skyrocket

The 7-day positivity rate for those in the jail system who’ve been tested for the virus was more than 29 percent on Thursday, compared to 23 percent of city residents…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

10

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

Justice Opinion

Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Act Now to Make ‘Renewable Rikers’ Part of His Legacy

‘This month, the mayor announced he will be reopening one of the closed jails on Rikers to accommodate the rising jail population driven by unchecked fear mongering from his police…

ByEileen M. Maher 2Comments

Opinion: Supportive Housing Can Help Break the Cycle Between Homelessness and Incarceration

Opinion: Defendants Living with Mental Illness Need Treatment, Not Jail

COVID-19 Surge at Rikers Begins to Decline, But Chaotic Conditions Persist

Opinion: NYC Deserves Better Than a Mayor Who Supports Solitary Confinement

Renewed Calls for City to Reduce Jail Population as Omicron Cases Skyrocket

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

Opinion: Mayor de Blasio Must Act Now to Make ‘Renewable Rikers’ Part of His Legacy

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