NYLPI - New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Inc.
NYLPI - New York Lawyers for the Public Interest Inc.
22/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 22/08/2024 23:29
Join the Action: Use Our Simple Tool to Tell the Department of Corrections to Close Rikers Island and Give Us Clean Energy
Join the Action: Use Our Simple Tool to Tell the Department of Corrections to Close Rikers Island and Give Us Clean Energy
August 22, 2024Climate and Energy Justice, Disability Justice, News, Renewable Rikers
Rikers Island is a notorious penal colony built on a decomposing landfill that is infamous for its inhumane conditions of confinement and excessive violence. The Island - nicknamed Torture Island - is a symbol of the most broken aspects of our racist criminal legal justice system, where most detainees are men of color who come from lower income communities around the City.
The Renewable Rikers coalitionenvisions transforming this 413-acre island with a legacy of trauma, torture, and injustice into a place that represents hope, sustainability, and reparative justice.
NYLPI has co-led the work of theRenewable Rikers coalitionand encourages you to join in the fight by writing sharing a comment with the Department of Environmental Conservation.
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