.NYS DOCCS has failed to track their compliance (or lack thereof) with HALT, the law that limits solitary in New York prisons + jails. DOCCS is not above the law. We won't stop fighting to hold them accountable. queenseagle.com/all/2024/8/7/s…

Can we get a mayor who is actually interested in doing the bare minimum of the job, please? Cause this is getting embarrassing

🚨New in the The New York Times by Hurubie Meko: A court filing finds that the DOC continues to fail to bring incarcerated people to their medical appointments. In May 2024, COs failed to take people to their medical appointments 12,224 times. #ShutRikers nytimes.com/2024/08/08/nyr…

Even a day or two in pretrial detention can destabilize a person’s life for years to come, contributing to its counterproductive influence on safety and justice. People’s livelihoods are at stake within the first 3 days behind bars:

🥁ACTION ALERT: We’re calling on New York City Council to take action on the #StreetVendorReform package. Unjust enforcement isn’t policy - New Yorkers deserve a fair vending system now! Join hundreds of vendors & allies in the Vendor Justice March: 🗓️Thursday 8/15 ⏰ 10 AM 📍Union Square

TODAY: We’re calling on New York City Council to take action on the #StreetVendorReform package. Unjust enforcement isn’t policy - New Yorkers deserve a fair vending system now! Join hundreds of vendors & allies in the Vendor Justice March: 🗓️Thursday 8/15 ⏰ 10 AM 📍Union Square

Today we’re marching with the Street Vendor Project to demand that the New York City Council to take action on the #StreetVendorReform package. Unjust enforcement isn’t policy - New Yorkers deserve a fair vending system now!

Join us tomorrow for a virtual vigil to honor Charizma. NYC DOC denied medical access to her while detained on #rikers. Bring your candles and sage. Let’s heal together. When: Wednesday 8/21 Time: 12PM RSVP: bit.ly/Justice4Chariz… SAY HER NAME #CharizmaJones #Justice4Charizma

“This is the fifth death to take place this year among those detained at the troubled city lockup, and the thirty-third since Eric Adams became mayor in 2022.” amny.com/news/rikers-is…

“What’s happening at Rikers is a horrible nonstop disaster,” said Melanie Dominguez, organizing director at Katal Center for Equity, Health, & Justice. “And Mayor Adams is working to make it worse by sending more Black, brown, and low-income people to the deadly jail complex.”

New: The Rikers Island detainee who died Tuesday morning was seen by a jail medical professional the day before his death but was sent back to his housing unit. Anthony Jordan, 63, was the 5th death this year, after 9 in 2023, 19 in 2022 and 16 in 2021. thecity.nyc/2024/08/23/rik…

New in Gothamist : Reports by the Board of Correction has found that 1/3 of medical appointment requests at Rikers Island went unfulfilled in 2023. The DOC has a track record of denying access to medical care, worsening the crisis at Rikers. #ShutRikers gothamist.com/news/rikers-de…

“A woman held on Rikers Island with her baby has missed court appearances and video meetings with her lawyer this year because the Correction Department failed to provide required child care.” — ⁦Graham Rayman⁩ reports nydailynews.com/2024/09/01/mot…

We won't ever end homelessness if we're not serious about preventing evictions and providing relief to many rent-burdened households. Carolina, her daughter,  and others need leadership willing to help and not block measures aimed at assisting them. gothamist.com/news/bronx-mom…

The crisis at Rikers remains dire. Under Mayor Eric Adams, the lack of transparency has gotten so bad that the New York City Council has to propose laws requiring the DOC to publicly report the deaths and serious injuries of incarcerated people at Rikers. #ShutRikers nydailynews.com/2024/09/04/cou…