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Closing Rikers Island and Decarcerating New York City
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
28 Jul 2023
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Black Agenda Radio Ā· Closing Rikers Island and Decarcerating New York City

Melanie Dominguez is lead organizer for the Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice. She joins us to discuss the ongoing crisis at the Rikers Island jail in New York City. Twenty-five people have died in New York City jails during the Eric Adams administration. Melanie Dominguez joins us from New York City to discuss the demand that Rikers Island be closed down for good.

Eric Adams
Rikers Island
mass incarceration
NYPD
Prison Abolition
Bail reform

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