NYC DOC rolls back transparency as a third Rikers-related death in 2023 is reported

By |2023-06-21T14:24:40-04:00June 8th, 2023|News|

NY Amsterdam News

“If the mayor actually plans to invest in mental health, we’d see people like Mr. Valles getting the help he needed in the community,” said Freedom Agenda’s Darren Mack."
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Mayor Adams defends NYC Correction Commissioner Louis Molina’s decision to not disclose inmate deaths in city jails

By |2023-06-21T14:30:13-04:00June 1st, 2023|News|

NY Daily News

"Lezandra Khadu, [a member of Freedom Agenda and] the mother of Stephen Khadu, a 24-year-old inmate who died at Rikers in April 2022 from meningitis, confronted Adams at an event in Brooklyn earlier this week to ask him if he had an update on what’s going on with a city investigation into her son’s death."
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Advocates rally to demand closure to Rikers Island after recent death of inmate

By |2023-06-21T14:27:48-04:00June 1st, 2023|News|

News 12

"Advocacy groups and concerned New Yorkers joined together outside of City Hall on Thursday to call on Mayor Eric Adams to shut down Rikers Island for the safety of inmates and New Yorkers."
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