Kelsey De Avila
@kelseydeavila.bsky.social
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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
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Inbox: A Rikers Island detainee died last night, the fifth fatality this year so far. A federal judge overseeing the department of correction has concluded the only way to reform the agency is by appointing a receiver. None has been selected yet. DOC contends its commissioner can do the job.
April 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Inbox: A Rikers Island detainee died last night, the fifth fatality this year so far. A federal judge overseeing the department of correction has concluded the only way to reform the agency is by appointing a receiver. None has been selected yet. DOC contends its commissioner can do the job.
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A woman died on Rikers this morning, the fourth person in custody to die *in one month*. www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/20/w...
Woman detainee dies at Rikers, fourth NYC jail death in a month
The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth jail-related fatality since Feb. 19 and the second in five days.
www.nydailynews.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A woman died on Rikers this morning, the fourth person in custody to die *in one month*. www.nydailynews.com/2025/03/20/w...
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In a sign of increasing cooperation with Donald Trump’s anti-immigration plans, New York City’s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, is weighing whether to allow the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to re-establish an office at the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail.
New York mayor considers plan to reopen Ice office at Rikers Island jail
Eric Adams weighs closer involvement with federal agency in sign of beleaguered mayor’s warm alliance with Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
In a sign of increasing cooperation with Donald Trump’s anti-immigration plans, New York City’s Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, is weighing whether to allow the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to re-establish an office at the city’s notorious Rikers Island jail.
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This got a little lost over the holidays:
January 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This got a little lost over the holidays:
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“The bottom line is that incarceration is family separation, and incarcerated people should have access to free and regular communication with their loved ones. When implemented properly, which Worth Rises is always happy to support, it’s the smart and right thing to do.” @biancatylek.bsky.social
NEW: A response to that absurd WJAR propaganda piece claiming no-cost phone calls are somehow causing increased crime in jails, by @biancatylek.bsky.social.
The reality is that this is a wildly successful policy that's connected incarcerated people with their loved ones.
The reality is that this is a wildly successful policy that's connected incarcerated people with their loved ones.
Don’t be fooled: no-cost calls for incarcerated people is good policy
No-cost call policies in prisons have been wildly successful. Don’t let sheriffs — and their media minions — fool you.
andrewqmr.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:37 PM
“The bottom line is that incarceration is family separation, and incarcerated people should have access to free and regular communication with their loved ones. When implemented properly, which Worth Rises is always happy to support, it’s the smart and right thing to do.” @biancatylek.bsky.social