06.02.19 Close Riker's Campaign

We’re proud of the opportunity to produce, film, and witness Just Leadership USA’s Close Rikers Campaign in action in 2016. They rallied outside the Borough Halls of Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx to pressure Mayor Bill DeBlasio and other key elected officials, to keep the commitment to close down Rikers.

Close Rikers advocates met with key stakeholders to encourage and discuss Alternatives to Incarceration (ATIs) in New York City. During the discussions, activists urged elected officials to end overcrowding, poor sanitary/safety conditions, widespread abuse from correctional officers, and substandard healthcare that plagues the 12 jails on the island.

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