[New York News\Mott Haven Jail Plan]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “Throughout this process, I have been advocating to build the new jail Bronx adjacent to the existing Bronx Hall of Justice. With our citywide inmate population at a historic low, the Mayor’s Office has already admitted that the size of these jails can be reduced, which further validates that the Bronx jail could be moved to its proper location next to the court system, like the other boroughs.”
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GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration]
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve conditions for all who are incarcerated, and reduce our reliance on the criminal legal system so that we may redirect resources to communities harmed by mass incarceration. The Bronx Freedom Fund envisions a world that addresses injustice and harm without incarceration.”
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NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE TO BAN “GHOST GUNS”
[New York City Council News]
New York City Council is voting today on a number of public safety bills including: a “ghost guns” bill, a Commercial Tenant Harassment Law, a traffic congestion bill, climate-related bills, and the Council will take a vote to repeal “current Local Law 22 of 2018, which bans conversion therapy services for a fee.”
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POLICE REFORM GROUP CPR IS FIGHTING TO CHANGE RACIAL POLICING IN NEW YORK
[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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