Rikers bridge vigil memorializes detainees who died | Queens Daily Eagle

Dozens of demonstrators visited the mainland entrance to Rikers Island Tuesday to memorialize individuals who have died in detention over the past several years.

The vigil was organized by members of the #CloseRikers coalition, which advocates for closing the nine jails on the island and opening four new detention centers in Kew Gardens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan. Activists released balloons into the air to commemorate the individuals who died at Rikers and other city jails. Keep reading.