We have also invited Mayor-Elect Mamdani to this event, and plan to deliver to him over 1,000 postcards from New Yorkers urging him to make closing Rikers a priority.
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Check out our Campaign to Close Rikers Voter Guide to learn where the Mayoral candidates stand
www.campaigntocloserikers.org/voter-guide

Also, an important reminder that as of 2021 New Yorkers on parole or probation, and with past felony conviction are guaranteed the right to vote! #CloseRikers #Election2025 #KnowYourRights #Debate #politics #NYC

Be sure to check out the Campaign to #CloseRikers Voter Guide to learn where candidates stand on this critical issue, and visit nycvotes.org for information about registration, voting dates and locations, and more.
#Election2025 #KnowYourRights #Debate #politics #NYC

To help sort through candidates’ positions, the Campaign to #CloseRikers has put together this handy Voter Guide: campaigntocloserikers.org/voter-guide
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We sent a questionnaire with five questions to mayoral candidates. One candidate responded to our questionnaire, and their full response is online. For those who did not respond to our questionnaire, we sought out public responses where available and included those in the guide.

Also, an important reminder that as of 2021 New Yorkers on parole or probation, and with past felony conviction are guaranteed the right to vote!

#CloseRikers #Election2025 #VoterGuide #KnowYourRights

5/ While we mark the milestone of The Boat’s permanent emptying & demolition, we call on the next Mayor to finish the job by permanently closing every one of the Rikers Island jails. In Edwin’s words, “It’s time to put them out of existence.” #CloseRikers

4/ “The mayor constantly speaks about the amount of people with mental health challenges incarcerated,” said Cynthia Acevedo, whose brother Gregory died on The Boat in 2022. “He should get them into treatment, and divert them from incarceration in the first place." #CloseRikers

3/ Our organizer Edwin Santana, who was detained on The Boat and Rikers, said in 2022, “Both are filled with people who have been failed by our s social safety net, who are then subjected to conditions that no human being should have to endure.” www.norwoodnews.org/op-ed-why-th... #CloseRikers

2/ Our member Lezandre Khadu, whose son died on The Boat in 2021, said on hearing of The Boat’s final demise, “I can tell people now: If we continue fighting, things will get better. It's proof it actually is happening.” #CloseRikers hellgatenyc.com/scrapping-fl...