Fact Sheet: Our Plan to Close Rikers
Our plan to close Rikers: Decarcerate. Defend. Divest & Re-distribute.
Countdown To Closing Rikers Policy Brief
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.
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. Published in 2020.
#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. Published in 2020.
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. Published in 2020.
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.
Fair Chance for Housing
Housing provides a springboard for success and a crucial foundation for individual and family well-being. Improving access to stable, affordable, and quality housing substantially increases the likelihood that a person leaving prison or jail will be able to connect with new or existing family support, find and retain employment, and build supportive relationships. This, in turn, strengthens our communities.
Gang Takedowns In the De Blasio Era: The Dangers of ‘Precision Policing’
New York City is making a dangerous and counterproductive mistake in using “gang suppression” techniques to manage the problems of youth violence. Gang suppression policies wrongly assume that deterrence and incapacitation are the only ways to reduce violence.
