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Person jailed on Rikers Island dies, raising facility’s death toll in 2025 to 15
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Rikers Visits Mean Hours-Long Waits and Guards Refusing Attorneys, Insiders Testify
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Rikers detainee becomes 14th to die in DOC custody this year
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‘The Boat,’ Despised Floating Jail Near Rikers, Heads for the Scrap Heap
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Two suicides, three overdoses in 2025 Rikers death toll so far: Medical Examiner
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ICE office on Rikers Island remains closed, for now, after state court strikes down Mayor Adams’ executive order
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Rikers sees third death in two weeks
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Board of Correction Must Act on Rikers
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City council passes bill enforcing jail death reporting as another detainee dies
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NYC Needs a Mayor Who is Serious About Safety
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Rikers Island sees two more deaths in 78 minutes – prompting more investigations and outrage
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Mayor Adams announces plan to close Rikers jail barge, create marine terminal in Hunts Point
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Amid Rikers crisis, Bronx borough jail builders start design process
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Inside Rikers Island : Exclusive look at flooding, sewage complaints
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Another death in custody at Rikers, officials said — jail on track to outpace last year
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Governor’s Forced Hospitalization Plan Will Criminalize Already At-Risk Communities
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Woman dies at Rikers Island, NYC jail officials say — 4th detainee death of 2025
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Rikers detainee becomes third to die in less than a month
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Hundreds 'stuck' on Rikers Island due to state prison dysfunction, officials said
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Two Black New Yorkers die in NYC Correction custody as future of city jails loom
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Rikers Island, a present-day protest and a link to NYC’s ‘Kidnapping Club’ past
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Man held on Rikers for 19 months becomes first to die in jails in 2025
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Exhibit on Rikers Island history provides deeper insights into jail’s impact
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NYC move to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island stirs passion on both sides
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Despite undeniable obstacles, Rikers Island can still be closed
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Reacciones encontradas ante plan del alcalde Adams para tratar a internos siquiátricos en cárceles
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DOC blames detainee mail for city jail drug crisis. New fentanyl test results tell different story
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Rikers Island Shutdown Plan Progresses With Construction Firms for New Manhattan Jail
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Fifth person dies at Rikers Island - Freedom Agenda admonishes mayor, says jail funds can help community
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Another Rikers Death Raises Questions About Medical Treatment, Safety
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Rikers Island detainee dies after jail ‘repeatedly ignored’ requests for medical help: lawyers
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Healing minds and bodies from Rikers
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Borough Jails Must Move Forward, With Guidance From Impacted People
Ashley Abadía-Santiago Conrad
City Limits
6/12/2024
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Will NYC Make it Easier to Find a Home After Jail?
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Jail programming suffers a year after DOC cut nonprofit contract
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New York City must move forward on closing Rikers with a budget that invests in care, not DOC budget bloat
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Advocates slam proposed 2031 deadline to complete new jails in Queens, Bronx
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Council calls on mayor to reverse Queens jail expansion
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New York City Set to Pay a Record $28 Million to Settle Rikers Island Suit
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Young adults at Rikers say they’re systematically blocked from school
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Late-night sex assaults. Invasive searches. The 700+ women alleging abuse at Rikers.
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Man in DOC custody dies in Bellevue jail ward
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Advocates pressure Adams to close Rikers Island by 2027
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Adams Agency Blesses Green Rikers Island While City Hall Scoffs at 2027 Shutdown Deadline
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New Adams Budget Scapegoat Dropped: Closing Rikers Island
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How will NYC care for incarcerated people in need of medical care after Rikers Island closes?
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Some Rikers detainees haven’t gotten outdoor rec in over a year, oversight board finds
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‘Napkin Math’ Projecting 7,000 at Rikers Dodges City Hall’s Role in Jail Population, Say Advocates
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My son died from solitary confinement on Rikers
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Rikers Island detainee found dead in cell — facility’s second death in first 19 days of the new year
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New York City must end solitary confinement now
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Rikers detainee dies playing basketball, in first detainee death of 2024, officials say
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What’s Louis Molina’s job? City Hall won’t say
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New boss named for troubled Rikers Island jails as possible federal takeover looms
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Rally held to call for justice for inmates who have died on Rikers Island
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Mayor Adams shuffles Louis Molina from DOC commissioner to assistant deputy mayor for public safety
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Mayor Adams must be held accountable on Rikers
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How Rikers & Eric Adams corrupted Louis Molina
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Sudden, silent death: Rikers Island detainee found dead in cell a week after being detained
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Oversight board urges city to ‘recommit’ to Rikers closure plan
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New Council Bill Would Shine Light on Jail Deaths
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NYC’s ‘floating jail’ will close next month after 31 years
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Four Year countdown to Rikers' closure begins
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Prison reform advocates renew calls for Mayor Adams to close Rikers Island: ‘He has an obligation’
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Adams administration continues to miss Rikers closure deadlines
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Seventh person held on Rikers dies this year
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Delivering on the Promise of a Renewable Rikers
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Rikers Closure Campaigners React to Death of Curtis Davis, 7th Person to Die in NYC Jails in 2023
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A jail grows in Brooklyn, but at the expense of people with mental illness
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William Johnstone becomes sixth Rikers Island detainee to die this year
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Will NYC’s Budget Promote Mental Health or Preserve Mass Incarceration?
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Reflexión sobre Rikers
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Stay on course to close Rikers: The Department of Correction must meet the 2027 deadline to shut it down
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Mayor Adams: Uphold the Working People's Agenda and Invest in Job Training as a Public Safety Solution
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Little Has Changed Since I was Held on Rikers; It's Time to Shift Resources as We Close the Jail
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We can’t give up on closing Rikers
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More people will die at Rikers if Hochul rolls back bail reform
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Lessons of loss from Rikers: The inhuman jail must be closed in 2027
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Keep on track to close Rikers: City must follow through on Commission recommendations
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Rikers Island killed my son. Mayor Adams must not wait to close Rikers
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New Yorkers with severe medical needs should not be held at Rikers to die
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Rolling back bail reform isn’t the answer
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We need to end the foster system to prison pipeline
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To Address Our Mental Health Crisis, Close Rikers Now
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Mayor Adams, Stop Stalling on Plan to Close Rikers
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Rikers Island sees first in-custody death of 2023 as prisoner dies in infirmary
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Advocates call on Mayor Adams for Rikers Island shutdown
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Rikers Island is supposed to close in 2027, so why is Mayor Adams talking about 'Plan B?'
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Deadly year in Rikers with 19 deaths in DOC custody
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Close Rikers? Correction officials say they may have too many New Yorkers to incarcerate.
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Prisoner found dead on Rikers Island, bringing DOC death toll to new, staggering high
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‘Digitized Love’: How Prison Mail Bans Harm Incarcerated People
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Renewable Rikers and the Quest for Justice
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Con el crimen desbordado, Adams resiste las presiones para cerrar la prisión de Rikers
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Demandan que cierren la prisión y mejoren condiciones de reos en Rikers Island
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Closing Rikers: 18th jail death leads to 18-hour protest, 18 body bags by City Hall
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Rikers Staff Tampered With Records, Hiding Intake Rule Violations, Documents Show
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Faith leaders, advocates host vigil for lives lost at Rikers Island
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A Deadly Year in NYC Jails
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Aiding Domestic Violence Survivors and Addressing the Crisis on Rikers Island
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Who Will Hold COBA Accountable?
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The Moral Imperative to Close Rikers Island
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‘These jails are killing people’: Advocates, former Rikers Island prisoners rally ahead of corrections board hearing
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Another death at Rikers as rate of fatalities exceeds 2021
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Closing Rikers is a necessity for our communities and for human rights
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To Address the Crisis at Rikers, Invest in Public Health Now
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DOC two months late on deadline to transfer part of Rikers Island
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Solitary confinement persists at Rikers Island, just by different names
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Locking Prisoners in Narrow Shower Stalls Called ‘Inhumane' at Rikers Island
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‘We come out here over and over again:’ Advocates call for Rikers Island closure amid rising death toll
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An inside look at the lives lost on Rikers Island
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Faith leaders, anti-Rikers advocates hold vigil for lives lost in city jails
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Rikers Island turmoil: Mayor Adams meets with inmates as religious leaders host City Hall vigil
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At the Last Minute, City Officials Put Brakes on Alternative to Solitary Confinement at Rikers
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City Jails Won’t Turn Over Shuttered Rikers Building on Path to Green Island
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My Son’s Pretrial Incarceration Shows Everything Wrong with the System
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Deaths at New York's Rikers jail: a mother's pain
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Amid chaos on Rikers, borough jail plan on schedule with planning, construction in Queens, Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn
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Closing the Pipeline that Feeds the Disaster of Rikers
Darren Mack, Freedom Agenda & Rev. Wendy Calderon-Payne, BronxConnect
Gotham Gazette
5/26/2022
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Rikers Island crisis: Formerly incarcerated leaders and allies demand urgent humanitarian action in facility
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More staff won’t solve what plagues Rikers
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An Earth Day “To Do” List for NYC’s Mayor & Council Speaker
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Why the Vernon C. Bain Center Should Close
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We must protect incarcerated people and reduce crime when jails close down
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Decarceration advocates furious over third Rikers Island death, call out Governor for ‘mass incarceration’ agenda
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It’s not a ‘megajail’ — but it’s sorely needed
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Keep on the path to borough-based jails
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Protesters demand jail closure after Rikers inmate dies
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Organizers are demanding release for people at Rikers Island after photos reveal gruesome conditions
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City transfers portion of Rikers Island land from DOC, moves closer to Renewable Rikers
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Advocates call on city to meet hunger striking detainees’ demands
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New councilmembers reflect on surprise visit to Rikers
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Eric Adams straddles the line on Rikers closure plan
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Demonstrators gather to remember Rikers inmates who have died in custody, call for action
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As borough based jails progress, crisis continues
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How to Close Rikers More Quickly
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How New York City Ended Mass Incarceration for 30 Days and Could Do It Again
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The trouble with the correction union: It’s a cheerleader for mass incarceration
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RIKERS RUMBLE: Inhuman conditions persist at Rikers
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Stay the course: Rikers Island protesters demand mayoral candidates support jail’s planned closure
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Plan to hand off Rikers still a go, DOC says
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Advocates focus on mental health for incarcerated on Rikers
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Mayor de Blasio Must Act Now to Make ‘Renewable Rikers’ Part of His Legacy
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Hochul and de Blasio Issue New Rules on Rikers Crisis
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Advocates Call On New York City To Remove People From Rikers Island As City Council Convenes On Crisis
RESOURCES
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When Mayor Mamdani entered office in January 2026, we provided recommendations on immediate steps he could take in his first 100 days in office toward closing Rikers. This document tracks progress toward those recommendations at the conclusion of the first 100 days of the mayor's term.
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Rikers cannot be reformed. It must be closed. The plan for this is both established law and moral imperative. Here’s how we’re going to do it.
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With less than two years to go before the legal deadline for closing Rikers, this policy brief lays out the most important steps to get it done.
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Here, we outline specific, actionable ways to fulfill our complete vision of closing Rikers, from Jail Closure to Decarceration, Defending the Rights of Incarcerated People, and Divestment & Redistribution.
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This tipsheet outlines ways to reframe conversations about aligning NYC's budget - and jobs connected to it - with our values, drawing on the work advocates and communities are doing to realize that shift.
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This set of Issue Briefs offers a deeper dive into the current state of New York City jails, and the plans to close them.
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This partner project is a community-based, participatory initiative through which our collective stories about the impact of Rikers are activated to envision a more just NYC.
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Alongside the permanent closure of Rikers Island as a jail, Renewable Rikers is working with legislators to ensure, as the jails there are closed, that the island’s future uses are allocated to use the island for green infrastructure through the Renewable Rikers Plan.