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Between June 2020 and the end of June 2021, DOC officials submitted nearly 1,800 voter registrations, ballot requests, and ballots to the city Board of Elections on behalf of those…

ByEse Olumhense 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Justice News

City Officials Push State to Greenlight Vaccinations for New Yorkers in Jails

So far, New York State has allowed the city to administer the vaccine only to the highest-risk patients behind bars, only about 100 people as of last week, according to…

ByNicole Javorsky 0Comments

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Jan 2021

Government Justice Video

Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing

In the first in a series of video briefings about the top issues of Campaign 2021, the hosts of WBAI’s Max & Murphy Show break down the sprawling issues…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Sep 2020

Climate and Environment

Opinion: Want to Re-Think New York City? Start with Rikers Island.

‘We can indeed come back stronger. But this moment at history requires more: It needs us to be better than our past self. Renewable Rikers is how we improve the…

ByCosta Constantinides 3Comments

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Jul 2020

Podcasts

Jail Reformer: City Can End Punitive Segregation, Close Rikers

A member of the Board of Correction and Mayor de Blasio’s new task force on punitive segregation is confident the city can develop a new model for managing people behind…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jul 2020

Opinion

Opinion: NYC Has a Second Chance to Get the Jails Plan Right

‘The one-year delay in first year funding is an opportunity to avoid further exacerbating existing inequalities in our city and communities. The city must reconsider the plan to build a…

ByArline Parks 0Comments

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May 2020

Opinion

Opinion: The Life of a Public Defender When COVID is on Offense

‘Men take the jail phone one by one to ask me questions. They beg me to contact their families so I can tell their families that they love them in…

BySamantha Tucker 1Comment

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Nov 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Renewable Rikers is a Double Win for Justice

‘The closure of the Rikers jails gives us a once-in-a-generation chance to think about the infrastructure that our city needs now and will need in the future, as well as…

ByHarvey Murphy

ByFernando Ortiz 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Government

Rikers Closure Plan Passes: How We Got Here

A look at City Limits’ coverage is far from a comprehensive rendering of the Rikers saga. But it does provide a sense of how long this argument has been going…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Sep 2019

Opinion

Opinion: If it Approves Borough Jails, Council Must Invest in Mental Health

‘This is the right time for the city to also make a bold commitment to support people with serious and persistent mental and behavioral health needs, in ways that will…

ByPeggy Herrera

ByVictoria Phillips 0Comments

Advocates Continue to Press for In-Person Voting at NYC Jails

City Officials Push State to Greenlight Vaccinations for New Yorkers in Jails

Max & Murphy on the Issues: Policing

Opinion: Want to Re-Think New York City? Start with Rikers Island.

Jail Reformer: City Can End Punitive Segregation, Close Rikers

Opinion: NYC Has a Second Chance to Get the Jails Plan Right

Opinion: The Life of a Public Defender When COVID is on Offense

Opinion: Renewable Rikers is a Double Win for Justice

Rikers Closure Plan Passes: How We Got Here

Opinion: If it Approves Borough Jails, Council Must Invest in Mental Health

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