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Deaths In City Custody Ramp Up Calls For Jail Reform
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..."
Hear Our Voices Podcast: ‘If We Don’t Stick Together, We Won’t Make It’
City Limits
“White has worked as an advocate with Urban Pathways, the New York City Continuum of Consumer Care and the Safety Net Activists, an organizing group that’s part of the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project. “The number one thing is we have to stick together as a people, right?"ICE Office On Rikers Island Remains Closed, For Now, After State Court Strikes Down Mayor Adams’ Executive Order
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.”
