NEW: While the Mayor says there's no solitary confinement, Tamara's son Brandon died in solitary in a shower cage. Now City Council must end it.
“I couldn’t save my son’s life but if I can help save another person’s life, that is so important to me.”
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Inbox: “Donny Ubiera, age 33, was found unresponsive in his cell in the George R. Vierno Center at approximately 5:15am on Tuesday. He received immediate medical care but was pronounced dead at approximately 5:51am.” He’s the eight death on Rikers Island and @CorrectionNYC
Broadway Vision is a new way of looking at how this iconic street can serve our city.
New Yorkers are walking and biking safely, eating meals outside, and doing so much more thanks to the work our team delivered in just three months.
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@LSAC_Official So you thought it was a good idea to open test registration without informing test takers? There aren’t enough centers to accommodate everyone who was impacted by this, you need to open more.
@DaveKilloran If I was able to complete the exam will I still be eligible for retest (I waited 7 hours Friday, had to change test time to Saturday several times and ultimately had 6 hours of delay before taking exam at 9:30pm)
Dozens of activists, attorneys, and community advocates are gathered near City Hall following the death of Rikers Island detainee Curtis Davis over the weekend, making him the seventh such person this year. #SayTheirNames
The state of Maryland has repealed the Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice Act, which criminalized any sexual act outside of vaginal penetration.
Anal and oral sex between consenting adults, among other practices, are scheduled to be legal in Maryland beginning Oct. 1:
@NYCMayor Name literally one thing you have done for the LGBTQ+ community, specifically poor trans NYers. Until you can, get our acronym out of your mouth!
BREAKING: NYCDS urges an immediate investigation by the NYS Attorney General into the murky and troubling circumstances surrounding Joshua Valles’ death.
We are devastated about the death of NYCDS client Joshua Valles this weekend. Read our statement: https://t.co/yl9QYfijYv
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WE NEED YOU TOMORROW!
Thursday, June 1 at 11 am
Join us @JailsAction and @NYCAIC
As we demand all leaders in NYC respond immediately to the deadly and inhumane conditions in NYC DOC custody.
The time for community unity is now!
#rikers#CLOSErikers#mentalhealth
BREAKING: A new report shows how dangerous -- and potentially fatal -- it is to be detained at Rikers.
Officers at Rikers have beaten those in custody within an inch of their lives and denied them medical care.
This cruelty must end.🧵https://t.co/BqVDqQGvGC