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‘These jails are killing people’: Advocates, former Rikers Island prisoners rally ahead of corrections board hearing

By Dean Moses Posted on September 13, 2022
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Some things that are broken cannot be fixed. That was the primary argument rallygoers made Tuesday morning regarding Rikers Island.

Former prisoners of Rikers Island and human rights advocates from a slew of organizations assembled in Lower Manhattan just before they were scheduled to testify in front of the Board of Correction.

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‘These jails are killing people’: Advocates, former Rikers Island prisoners rally ahead of corrections board hearing

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