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STATEMENT from Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack in response to the 13th death at Rikers this year #CloseRikers
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
STATEMENT from Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack in response to the 13th death at Rikers this year #CloseRikers
SAVE THE DATE for a prayer service and panel about closing Rikers on International Human Rights Day, in partnership with interfaith leaders!
#Rikers #CloseRikers #GetRikersClosed #HumanRightsDay
#Rikers #CloseRikers #GetRikersClosed #HumanRightsDay
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
SAVE THE DATE for a prayer service and panel about closing Rikers on International Human Rights Day, in partnership with interfaith leaders!
#Rikers #CloseRikers #GetRikersClosed #HumanRightsDay
#Rikers #CloseRikers #GetRikersClosed #HumanRightsDay
The general election for NYC’s next Mayor is just weeks away! To help sort through candidates’ positions, the Campaign to Close Rikers has put together this handy Voter Guide:
campaigntocloserikers.org/voter-guide
#CloseRikers #Election2025 #VoterGuide #KnowYourRights
campaigntocloserikers.org/voter-guide
#CloseRikers #Election2025 #VoterGuide #KnowYourRights
October 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The general election for NYC’s next Mayor is just weeks away! To help sort through candidates’ positions, the Campaign to Close Rikers has put together this handy Voter Guide:
campaigntocloserikers.org/voter-guide
#CloseRikers #Election2025 #VoterGuide #KnowYourRights
campaigntocloserikers.org/voter-guide
#CloseRikers #Election2025 #VoterGuide #KnowYourRights
As New York City general elections approach and candidates articulate their plans in regard to Rikers Island, the Campaign to #CloseRikers issued this statement.
🗳️ Stay tuned for our Voter Guide coming next week.
www.campaigntocloserikers.org/statements-r...
🗳️ Stay tuned for our Voter Guide coming next week.
www.campaigntocloserikers.org/statements-r...
October 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
As New York City general elections approach and candidates articulate their plans in regard to Rikers Island, the Campaign to #CloseRikers issued this statement.
🗳️ Stay tuned for our Voter Guide coming next week.
www.campaigntocloserikers.org/statements-r...
🗳️ Stay tuned for our Voter Guide coming next week.
www.campaigntocloserikers.org/statements-r...
1/ WE DID IT! Through the continued organizing of from impacted people and allies, the Vernon C. Bain Center aka “The Boat,” the jail barge is being sold for scrap and removed permanently from our city. gothamist.com/news/nycs-fl... #CloseRikers
October 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
1/ WE DID IT! Through the continued organizing of from impacted people and allies, the Vernon C. Bain Center aka “The Boat,” the jail barge is being sold for scrap and removed permanently from our city. gothamist.com/news/nycs-fl... #CloseRikers
Listen to our Community Organizer Edwin Santana and Co-Director Sarita Daftary discuss closing Rikers and our vision for collective empowerment on the podcast War Cry for Our Children!
Here's a clip, and listen to the episode here: bit.ly/WarCryEdwin
Here's a clip, and listen to the episode here: bit.ly/WarCryEdwin
September 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Listen to our Community Organizer Edwin Santana and Co-Director Sarita Daftary discuss closing Rikers and our vision for collective empowerment on the podcast War Cry for Our Children!
Here's a clip, and listen to the episode here: bit.ly/WarCryEdwin
Here's a clip, and listen to the episode here: bit.ly/WarCryEdwin
Join us on October 9th as we celebrate 5 years of advocacy, organizing, and community power! Let's celebrate how far we've come and raise funds we need to go even further. wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/webl...
September 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Join us on October 9th as we celebrate 5 years of advocacy, organizing, and community power! Let's celebrate how far we've come and raise funds we need to go even further. wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/webl...
STATEMENT from our Co-Director Darren Mack @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social after the twelfth tragic loss of life in DOC custody this year. #CloseRikers #Decarcerate #HumanRights
September 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
STATEMENT from our Co-Director Darren Mack @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social after the twelfth tragic loss of life in DOC custody this year. #CloseRikers #Decarcerate #HumanRights
Join us TODAY at 12:30PM for a Phone Zap to Free Our People, as part of our week of action marking two years from the legally mandated deadline to #CloseRikers by August 31, 2027. bit.ly/closerikers-827
August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Join us TODAY at 12:30PM for a Phone Zap to Free Our People, as part of our week of action marking two years from the legally mandated deadline to #CloseRikers by August 31, 2027. bit.ly/closerikers-827
STATEMENT from our Co-Director @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social after the tenth tragic loss of life in DOC custody this year.
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #HumanRights
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #HumanRights
August 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
STATEMENT from our Co-Director @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social after the tenth tragic loss of life in DOC custody this year.
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #HumanRights
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #HumanRights
📣JOIN US AT 11AM with faith partners from the Campaign to #CloseRikers to learn about the historic work of David Ruggles in opposition to Richard Riker's Kidnapping Club, and his organization, the New York Committee of Vigilance! bit.ly/closerikers-814
August 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📣JOIN US AT 11AM with faith partners from the Campaign to #CloseRikers to learn about the historic work of David Ruggles in opposition to Richard Riker's Kidnapping Club, and his organization, the New York Committee of Vigilance! bit.ly/closerikers-814
STATEMENT from Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack on the death today at EMTC on Rikers Island
July 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
STATEMENT from Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack on the death today at EMTC on Rikers Island
We had an amazing conversation last night with community members in Far Rockaway about the horrific impacts Rikers has had on our communities, why it needs to close, & why this matters to every NYer, hosted by Queens Community Justice Center!
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute
July 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We had an amazing conversation last night with community members in Far Rockaway about the horrific impacts Rikers has had on our communities, why it needs to close, & why this matters to every NYer, hosted by Queens Community Justice Center!
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute
#CloseRikers #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute
We’re proud of the power we’ve built, and we have plenty of work left to do to #CloseRikers and move toward a more just post-Rikers New York City! #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute #NewYorkCity #NYCBudget #2026Budget #EndNYCDeathPenalty #CareNotCriminalization
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We’re proud of the power we’ve built, and we have plenty of work left to do to #CloseRikers and move toward a more just post-Rikers New York City! #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute #NewYorkCity #NYCBudget #2026Budget #EndNYCDeathPenalty #CareNotCriminalization
We will continue to demand more from Mayor Adams and future administrations to invest in our communities and divest from the billions spent on abuse and neglect at Rikers.
#CloseRikers
#CloseRikers
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We will continue to demand more from Mayor Adams and future administrations to invest in our communities and divest from the billions spent on abuse and neglect at Rikers.
#CloseRikers
#CloseRikers
📢 On 6/30 NYC adopted a budget for the next fiscal year. We had many important wins! With the support of City Council, we achieved new investments in supportive housing, expansion to community safety programs, & restoration of proposed cuts to ATI & reentry programs. #CloseRikers
July 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
📢 On 6/30 NYC adopted a budget for the next fiscal year. We had many important wins! With the support of City Council, we achieved new investments in supportive housing, expansion to community safety programs, & restoration of proposed cuts to ATI & reentry programs. #CloseRikers
Thanks to the bill’s sponsor @CMCarlinaRivera and @NYCSpeakerAdams for making the safety of people held in city jails a priority 👏 What we need next is decarceration and permanent closure of Rikers Island. #CloseRikers
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thanks to the bill’s sponsor @CMCarlinaRivera and @NYCSpeakerAdams for making the safety of people held in city jails a priority 👏 What we need next is decarceration and permanent closure of Rikers Island. #CloseRikers
No should die in jail, but when these tragedies happen, this bill will mandate independent investigation and public reporting; require family notification and access to information and belongings; and improve public transparency and accountability for staff misconduct. #CloseRikers
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
No should die in jail, but when these tragedies happen, this bill will mandate independent investigation and public reporting; require family notification and access to information and belongings; and improve public transparency and accountability for staff misconduct. #CloseRikers
Here’s what some of our members have to say after New York City Council's momentous passage of Intro 423, sponsored by @carlinarivera.bsky.social...
#CloseRikers
#CloseRikers
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Here’s what some of our members have to say after New York City Council's momentous passage of Intro 423, sponsored by @carlinarivera.bsky.social...
#CloseRikers
#CloseRikers
The Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) sits empty, and should have been transferred by this date. But the DOC under this mayoral administration has now missed every land transfer deadline since Eric Adams has been in office.
July 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) sits empty, and should have been transferred by this date. But the DOC under this mayoral administration has now missed every land transfer deadline since Eric Adams has been in office.
These complaints also detailed breathing complications (including exacerbation of pre-existing asthma or other breathing conditions), odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to these conditions. It's past time to #CloseRikers!
July 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
These complaints also detailed breathing complications (including exacerbation of pre-existing asthma or other breathing conditions), odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to these conditions. It's past time to #CloseRikers!
📣Tell Mayor Adams - Renewable Rikers can’t wait!
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
July 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
📣Tell Mayor Adams - Renewable Rikers can’t wait!
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
STATEMENT from our Co-Director Darren Mack on the death of Christian Collado in DOC custody today #CloseRikers
July 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
STATEMENT from our Co-Director Darren Mack on the death of Christian Collado in DOC custody today #CloseRikers
These complaints also detailed breathing complications (including exacerbation of pre-existing asthma or other breathing conditions), odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to these conditions. It's past time to #CloseRikers!
July 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
These complaints also detailed breathing complications (including exacerbation of pre-existing asthma or other breathing conditions), odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to these conditions. It's past time to #CloseRikers!
📣Tell Mayor Adams - Renewable Rikers can’t wait!
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
July 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
📣Tell Mayor Adams - Renewable Rikers can’t wait!
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now
An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.