Queens Daily Eagle

"True public safety requires us to build systems that preserve life rather than repeatedly exposing people to preventable harm like broken windows policing does,” Mack said."

NY Daily News

"The tragic loss of another life in Department of Correction custody, even within an outpatient therapeutic setting at Bellevue Hospital, underscores why decarceration must be at the center of any meaningful response to the crisis on Rikers Island,” Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda, said."

Gothamist

"Darren Mack, co-director of the prisoner advocacy group Freedom Agenda, said in a statement that Rodriguez’s death, even at a therapeutic housing unit at Bellevue, underscored the need to close Rikers Island."

Queens Daily Eagle

"Organizations involved in the week of court watching included Court Watch NYC, Drug Policy Alliance, Freedom Agenda, Justice Committee and The Legal Aid Society."

abc 7

"Mayor Mamdani was elected on a promise of making New York a livable city for all-ending the criminalization of poverty, mental health, substance use and homelessness," Sami Feliz with Freedom Agenda said."