City Limits

“We are thrilled to see Mayor Mamdani taking such a significant step so quickly toward closing the revolving door between jail and homelessness,” said Darren Mack, director of Freedom Agenda at the Urban Justice Center, in a statement to City Limits.”

The Marshall Project

“Darren Mack, a survivor of Rikers who witnessed brutality during his time there in the 1990s and who currently leads the decarceration advocacy group Freedom Agenda, said he’s pleased with what he’s seen of Mamdani so far, but he is not satisfied.”