Adams signs executive order following report outlining social equity in the city and its prisons

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on February 7, 2022

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and civil rights attorney Norman Siegel outlined a report Monday offering a set of recommendations to improve social equity throughout the city and within its prisons.

During their joint press conference at City Hall on Feb. 7, Siegel and his impaneled commission announced the report which focuses on high-priority social justice issues including First Amendment rights, climate change, education, prison reform (particularly on Rikers Island) and more.

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Adams signs executive order following report outlining social equity in the city and its prisons

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