Rikers Island is in a constant state of crisis conditions, & every day it remains open, that crisis is allowed to continue.
NYC has a moral & legal mandate to close Rikers by 2027, & new delayed timelines undercut that effort as well as the urgency of combating the crisis. [1/2]
“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.”
Doechii at the #BETAwards2025