[Incarceration News\Rikers Island]
Each year, these Nunez reports further expose something advocates have long known: an untenable culture of abuse exists at Rikers, harming incarcerated people on a daily basis as well as loved ones who visit them…Mayor de Blasio and his administration must lead the charge and end this culture of violence.
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[New York News\City Council]
Council Member Diana Ayala: “These height reductions are a direct response to concerns expressed by various communities about the sizes of the proposed borough-based facilities. In the Bronx, height will be reduced by 50 feet, resulting in a much smaller facility than originally planned. With reduced heights and a projected jail population of 3,300 by 2026, the borough-based jail plan will shrink our criminal justice system and puts us on the path to decarceration.”
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[Racial Policing News]
CPR’s Anthonine Pierre: “De Blasio has a lot of things to say about racial justice, when it comes to policing. The question to your readers is: what have they seen happen in the last five years as we have been waiting for justice on this particular [Eric Garner]case?”
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