Harlem Youth Advocate Uses Hip Hop To Educate Formerly Incarcerated Youth On Rikers Island
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As Rikers Island Jails Close Plans For NYC’s Borough-Based Jails Program Opens From Harem To Hollis
The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) today, on behalf of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ) and the NYC Department of Correction (DOC), released a Notice of Continue Reading →
NYC Council Approves Closing Of Rikers Island
Today, the New York City Council approved the closing of Rikers Island, and the construction of four borough-based facilities throughout the city.
Free Rikers Island Bus Line Starts Up With Service From Harlem And Brooklyn
NY Daily News reports that visitors to Rikers Island have two new free travel options courtesy of the Correction Department.
Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito Statement On The Closing of Rikers Island And More (Video)
Here are the Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito words: A year ago, I made a promise to overhaul New York City’s criminal justice system and make New York a more fair Continue Reading →
Harlem Inmate ‘Baked To Death’ In Rikers Island Jail Cell
Jerome Murdough was just looking for a warm place to sleep on a chilly night last month when he curled up in an enclosed stairwell on the roof of a Continue Reading →
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