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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.”Rikers Sees Third Death In Two Weeks
Queens Daily Eagle
“Mayor Adams, how many more New Yorkers have to die at Rikers before you take action?” Darren Mack, the co-director of Freedom Agenda, said in a statement.ICE In Court: Detainments In Lower Manhattan Continue As Advocates Claim ‘No One Is Having Their Day In Court’
AM NY
"In response to these images, Emma Kaplan of the Freedom Agenda bashed Trump for his deportation agenda. “Trump is laughing and going along with his life while people are being terrorized and thrown in concentration camps."Another Rikers Island Death: Man Succumbs After Reported Seizure; Third In-Custody Death At Facility In Two Weeks
AM NY
“Freedom Agenda, an organization that supports decarceration, highlighted that 45 people have died in custody since Mayor Eric Adams took office and again called for Rikers’ closure alongside other justice advocates.”