The #CLOSErikers campaign fights to SHRINK the NYC jails system and improve conditions; DECARCERATE New Yorkers; and #buildCOMMUNITIES through justice reinvestment.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 22, 2019 Contact: Loretta Kane 917-410-7242 or loretta@caminopr.com #CLOSERIKERS CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES THIRD YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH PRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLY AT CITY HALL Directly Impacted New Yorkers Say Closing Rikers Remains Urgent And Successful ULURP Will Bring Them Closer To Getting It Done (New York, New York – April 22, 2019) Directly […]
The leadership of people who’ve experienced Rikers drives our collective struggle to #CLOSErikers. We have a way to go, but we’ve never been closer!
Join us Mon. 5/13 in the Bronx to discuss developments, next steps in closure & ways to take action!
RSVP: https://t.co/9mDfSVREyz
If all 4 CBs vote against the borough-based jail plan, will it kill momentum to #CloseRikers ? Great coverage by @noah__goldberg for @bklyneagle https://t.co/w5nK4qdDUO
@ScottHech Every time you share these truths, my heart breaks. #ShutRikers #CloseRikers
The #CLOSErikers plan shuts down the 9-jail Rikers complex + the Boat, shrinking the system citywide from 12 to 4 jails - demanding every decarceral strategy to reduce the population to less than 3k w/improved conditions & not managed by DOC. Read more: https://t.co/hXjJwPaKlH
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