NY Daily News

"I felt so helpless trying to advocate for my son to people who didn’t seem to care if he lived or died,” said [Freedom Agenda member advocate] Lezandre Khadu, whose son Stephan Khadu died in DOC custody at the Vernon C. Bain Center exactly four years ago Monday."

Amsterdam News

“Freedom Agenda co-director Darren Mack, who was formerly incarcerated and is a key proponent of closing Rikers, told the AmNews that the city can chip away at the problem by shuttering defunct Rikers jails to consolidate operations and lean more on the 6-A early Rikers release program..."

AM NY

“Darren Mack, co-director of “decarceration” advocacy group Freedom Agenda, said the decision is a victory for immigrant New Yorkers and for “all who believe that no one should be doubly punished with incarceration and deportation.”

Queens Daily Eagle

“Mayor Adams, how many more New Yorkers have to die at Rikers before you take action?” Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda, said in a statement.

AM NY

"In response to these images, Emma Kaplan of the Freedom Agenda bashed Trump for his deportation agenda. “Trump is laughing and going along with his life while people are being terrorized and thrown in concentration camps."

AM NY

“Freedom Agenda, an organization that supports decarceration, highlighted that 45 people have died in custody since Mayor Eric Adams took office and again called for Rikers’ closure alongside other justice advocates.”

NY Daily News

“Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack blamed the city’s policing strategies for increasing the jail population. The population has grown 39% from 5,354 in January 2022 to 7,492 as of Aug. 1.”