New York state jails – The state legislature declines to enforce oversight of jails and prisons
Margaret Kimberly, via Black Agenda Radio on WBAI In this week’s segment we hear about Galveston county Texas, where the events commemorated in the Junetenth celebration began, and a lawsuit by Black and Latino residents who have been deprived of representation by the redrawng of an electoral district map. Also, New York state fails to […]
The Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums
Kibin Alleyne, via BronxNet TV Host Kibin Alleyne sits down with the Lead Organizer at Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice, Melanie Dominguez talks about the 2024 legislative session without passing legislation to advance jail oversight and address the ongoing crises at local jails across the state.
Middletown farmer issued cease and desist order for reportedly disturbing wetlands
Cassandra Day, via The Middletown Press MIDDLETOWN — The city has issued a cease and desist order following a wetlands dispute involving the owner of 13.5 acres of land on Randolph Road whose intent is to create a community farm dedicated to regenerative farming practices. Lovie’s Farm, at 350 Randolph Road, has partnered with Dee’s Crafty […]
Op-Ed: Mayor Adams talks about closing Rikers while working to keep it open
OP-ED: Mayor Adams talks about closing Rikers while working to keep it open Amsterdam NewsAuthor: By gabriel sayegh6/6/2024 Last month, news broke that the city’s plan to close the Rikers Island jail complexis facing more setbacks. Replacement jails in the Bronx and Queens, projects thatshould have been much farther along by now, are delayed until […]
Op-Ed: NYS must boost its prison watchdog
Yonah Zeitz, via NY Daily News With time running out in the 2024 New York State legislative session, lawmakers in Albany should act to address the crisis on Rikers and other jails across the state. New Yorkers, particularly those who have been incarcerated and their loved ones — like many of our members at the Katal […]
Rampant Sex Abuse Against Women In Rikers Will Be Investigated: Mayor
By: Matt Troutman, via Patch NEW YORK CITY — Accusations of rampant sexual against hundreds of women by guards in Rikers Island that led to a combined $14.7 billion in damages sought by lawsuits will be investigated, said Mayor Eric Adams. Adams contended Tuesday that he was unaware of the scope of accusations until he […]
Groups seek to ‘cultivate justice’ with community farm at unused Middletown park
By Cassandra Day Via Greenwich Time MIDDLETOWN — A social justice organization wants to turn a rarely used park in the North End into a farm run by youth and people of color. Diana Martinez, program manager for Cultivating Justice and principal of Dee’s Crafty Bees, wants to rent the property for five years. The […]
Jeffrion Aubry, voice of the Assembly, is leaving it after 30 years
By: Rebecca C. Lewis via City and State New York Sitting in the lobby of the Louis Armstrong Center in Corona, Queens, in mid-February, Assembly Member Jeffrion Aubry looked for himself in a yellowed magazine. “I know how old that is – 1972,” Aubry, 76, said of the program. “The long guy with the big […]
Advocacy groups fight to get better care for people with disabilities at Rikers
By: Ashley Mastronardi Via News 12 Bronx Danielle Shanks is speaking out about schizophrenia and Rikers. “I’ve raised my son to be this outstanding man … as a mother to see him go through this mental disease that took over and he’s not being acknowledged for who he is – he’s just being acknowledged for […]
NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
By Alexander Lekhtman, Via Filter The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail reforms, in defiance of Mayor Eric Adams (D). Now, New York Police Department officers will be required to keep regular data on the people they stop and interact with, while the city’s jails will be banned […]
