Rikers Island To Close Thanks To Advocacy Of Victims And Survivors

By |2020-09-27T09:35:51-04:00October 18th, 2019|Press|

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“I've been going to Rikers Island for six years, every weekend, visiting my son who was in prison there waiting for trial. He was denied his constitutional rights and, of course, he never got a trial.” - Member-Leader Anna Pastoressa
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Here’s How The Plan To Close Rikers Island Is Supposed To Work

By |2019-10-18T13:15:53-04:00October 18th, 2019|Press|

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The closure of Rikers Island was a big win for Darren Mack. Not only did he advocate for it as part of Just Leadership USA, he was an inmate when he was 17. “You either become a predator or prey,” Mack said.
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