Fact Sheet: Our Plan to Close Rikers
Our plan to close Rikers: Decarcerate. Defend. Divest & Re-distribute.
How to Advance and Strengthen the Plan to Close Rikers
Here, we outline specific, actionable ways to fulfill our complete vision of closing Rikers, from Jail Closure to Decarceration, Defending the Rights of Incarcerated People, and Divestment & Redistribution. The vision for eradicating Rikers and what it represents came from those most impacted by mass incarceration, but the moral responsibility for getting it done lies with all of us - and especially those who have been entrusted with elected office.
Mayoral Forum on Closing Rikers
We asked the NYC Mayoral candidates urgent questions about the future of Rikers Island. Here are their answers.
A Just Transition: Investing in the Jobs NYC Needs
This tipsheet outlines ways to reframe conversations about aligning NYC's budget - and jobs connected to it - with our values, drawing on the work advocates and communities are doing to realize that shift.
#DeflateDOC: New York City Department of Correction by the Numbers
This brief report outlines why the Mayor and City Council must act immediately to cut DOC's inflated budget, for the safety of people in their custody, and for the good of our communities.
Freedom Agenda Issue Briefs
This set of Issue Briefs offers a deeper dive into the current state of New York City jails, and the plans to close them.
Closing Rikers: Crucial Questions for Decision Makers from Formerly Incarcerated Leaders
This infographic walks voters through crucial questions, posed by formerly incarcerated people, that 2021 candidates must answer about their commitment to closing the Rikers Island jails and addressing conditions of confinement for anyone detained in New York City.
Build Communities Platform 2.0
Developed while our staff were at JLUSA. We will continue to advocate for these investments, to make our city one that lives our values of equity and justice by acknowledging the vast resources that decades of mass incarceration have extracted from Black, Brown, and poor communities, and starting today to address that legacy by investing in all of the things we know work to create true safety.
Rikers Public Memory Project
This project is a community-based, participatory initiative through which our collective stories about the impact of Rikers are activated to envision a more just NYC.
Renewable Rikers Plan
A video on a new vision for Renewable Rikers.
