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‘How many more people have to die’: Activists demand Justice Department intervention at Rikers

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on May 16, 2022
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Humanitarian group Campaign Zero (CZ) joined the calls for Rikers Island to be placed on Federal Receivership before the 2027 planned closure of the facility to end the death and suffering activists say regularly occurs at the prison.

CZ launched Rikers in Crisis, a comprehensive research site that documents the persistent and willful failures by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration in its first 135 days in office. During the Adams administration, four detainees on Rikers have lost their lives and tens of thousands more medical appointments have been missed.

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‘How many more people have to die’: Activists demand Justice Department intervention at Rikers

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