"Close Rikers" Group Pushes for Reinvetment of Jail Funding and "Decarceration" of Minority Communities | Black Star News

Today, the City Planning Commission will hold hearings to review the next steps in the process to close the complex of jails on Rikers Island.

Directly impacted communities and formerly incarcerated people leading the #CLOSErikers campaign are calling on the commission to move forward with Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP). #CLOSErikers Campaign Coordinator Brandon Holmes issued the following statement: Continue reading.