Compiled by Angelique Molina-Mangaroo Thursday, July 27, 2023 |
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What needs to change at Rikers? Everything.
It’s been said for years by elected officials, criminal justice advocates and families of individuals detained: The conditions at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City are dire.
“Our current system is a disaster. People are not safe at Rikers. People are traumatized at Rikers,” said JoAnne Page, president and CEO of The Fortune Society, a nonprofit dedicated to reentry from incarceration and promoting alternatives to incarceration. “That applies to all people – including the staff there.”
This year, there have been seven deaths in city jails to date. In 2022, there were 19 deaths – the deadliest year in almost a decade.
Read more here. – Shantel Destra |
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Recent reports have highlighted the cruel jail conditions detainees, the vast majority of whom have not been convicted of a crime, are subjected to. ANDREW LICHTENSTEIN/GETTY IMAGES |
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Hundreds of our students, alumni and community members participated in the “NYC Government Hiring Hall in the Bronx” at Hostos Community College on Tuesday. Since early morning, the eager job-seekers lined up outside the school, intent on landing one of the over 12,000 jobs available across many city agencies. And, just like at all the other Hiring Halls that preceded it, the big boss dropped in. NYC Mayor Eric Adams came to the College to thank all the applicants for their interest in joining the city's workforce. He was joined by Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson, Commissioner Dawn M. Pinnock, Hostos Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance Esther Rodríguez-Chardavoyne, and other city officials in the Hostos gym and adjoining rooms, where agencies conducted qualification assessments, job interviews, and made on-the-spot employment offers.
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Dept. of Social Svcs/Human Resources Administration: The agency awarded $1,733,975 to Praxis Housing Initiatives for transitional congregate housing services. |
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New York City officials have begun alerting single adult migrants about a new rule that limits their stay in an individual shelter to 60 days – a strategy that Mayor Eric Adams hopes will spur many migrants to find alternative housing and relieve the strain on the city’s shelter system (Gothamist) … New York City’s fifth and eighth graders will have to take this spring’s state tests for English, math and science on computers, giving schools a nine-month runway to prepare 140,000 students to make the switch from pen and paper (Chalkbeat) … Proposed bill seeks to separate political giving and contract awards (Times Union) … Lisa Zornberg, a lawyer in private practice and a former senior Manhattan federal prosecutor, will return to public service as chief counsel to New York City Mayor Eric Adams (New York Times)
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Are tech companies liable for Buffalo’s racist massacre? Families say yes (New York Times) |
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To Joshua Goodman, assistant commissioner for public affairs at the New York City Department of Sanitation MOVING ON: Alexa Kasdan joins the Pratt Center as executive director … Benjamin Eng joins The Chinese-American Planning Council Home Attendant Program Inc. as a board member
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