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Mamdani administration moves forward with building a megajail in Chinatown

Morgan Gu
Mamdani administration moves forward with building a megajail in Chinatown

‘It’s about stamina and the belief that we will win’: Chinatown abolitionist groups fight to end jails in NYC 

Jess Zhang
Two individuals walk through the city carrying a banner that reads, "Chinatown is a site of resistance."

NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to allow ICE into Rikers worry immigrant rights advocates

Bianca Gonzalez
NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ plans to allow ICE into Rikers worry immigrant rights advocates

Exhibit on Rikers Island history provides deeper insights into jail’s impact

Tamar Sarai
Exhibit on Rikers Island history provides deeper insights into jail’s impact

Teen’s death in Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail exposes ‘repulsive’ conditions

Katherine Demby
Death of 19-year-old in Atlanta jail reignites concerns about pretrial detention conditions

Abolitionists push back against New York City’s proposed plan for a ‘feminist jail’

Tamar Sarai
Abolitionists push back against New York City’s proposed plan for a ‘feminist jail’

Pressure mounts for Manhattan district attorney to drop charges of criminalized survivor Tracy McCarter

Tamar Sarai
a spray painted poster with the text "drop her charges! free tracy" overlaid on a stylized portrait of a black woman with a s

The new mega jail coming to NYC’s Chinatown is a physical reminder of anti-Asian hate

Rohan Zhou-Lee
The new mega jail coming to NYC’s Chinatown is a physical reminder of anti-Asian hate

Organizers are demanding release for people at Rikers Island after photos reveal gruesome conditions

Alexandra Martinez
Organizers are demanding release for people at Rikers Island after photos reveal gruesome conditions

Keeping Rikers open fuels a humanitarian crisis that must stop

Reina Sultan
Keeping Rikers open fuels a humanitarian crisis that must stop

Organizers and former prisoners say decarceration is the best way to prevent in-custody deaths

Montse Reyes
Organizers and former prisoners say decarceration is the best way to prevent in-custody deaths

Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough

Natasha Ishak
Women on Rikers are being transferred to other facilities, but activists say the move isn’t enough