Opinion: No longer behind bars, but not truly free
Without support systems in place, many formerly incarcerated individuals in New York risk falling into a cycle of poverty and criminalization.
Opinion: Close Rikers now
Amid an alarming rise in suicides, neglect and unlivable conditions, it is incumbent upon Mayor Bill de Blasio to shut down Rikers Island jail complex and stop wasting taxpayer money on pointless reforms.
The Exploitation of Prisoners During Crisis
As the coronavirus spreads across the state, New York is shifting the responsibility of combating the outbreak onto incarcerated people and is paying them around 60 cents an hour to do it.
The False Promise of Closing Rikers Island
The city’s so-called proposal to close the jail and build four new ones only guarantees the creation of the newer jails. Rikers’ closure, set for 2026, is not guaranteed to happen.
Student Government Urges Mayor to Close Rikers Island, Open No New Jails
Student government released a statement in solidarity with No New Jails NYC, a prison abolitionist group.
City Council Holds Potential Final Meeting on Rikers’s Closure
With Rikers Island slated to close by 2026, the public had something to say about it.
New Yorkers Protest After Transgender Woman Dies While in Jail
Layleen Polanco died in the city’s custody last Friday — on Monday, protestors gathered at Foley Square to call on the city to launch an investigation into her death.
