At Rikers, Inmates See Themselves in a Film About America’s Jails

Residents of one of the country’s most troubled facilities were given a preview of “Crime and Punishment in America,” a ...
Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn clergy view shocking Rikers Island documentary and ask: What can we do?

For a few moments, they sat in stunned silence. Then, they were full of questions. A select group of ministers and faith-based activists gathered in a screening room at the Brooklyn Academy of Music ...
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Former Penn State All-American Tim Johnson Brings Ministry to Rikers Island in New Documentary

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A missing name on a birth certificate shaped the career and calling of a Penn State football legend who went on to win a Super Bowl and a national championship before dedicating ...
New York Post

Mamdani’s hell-bent on shuttering Rikers — but doing it breaks the law

Last week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani doubled down on an impossible promise. In October 2019, the City Council passed a law that banned the use of any part of Rikers Island to house incarcerated persons ...
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The truth about Rikers’ deaths and Mamdani’s reckless agenda

Last month Mayor Mamdani conveyed his condolences, and that of the city, to the family of Clarence Woodward, an inmate who passed away on Rikers Island while awaiting trial for the brutal stabbing ...
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Tim Johnson Discusses Fatherless No More Ministry and Rikers Island Documentary

Tim Johnson Discusses Fatherless No More Ministry and Rikers Island Documentary Former Penn State All-American Tim Johnson joins Nittany Game Week to talk mentorship, faith and his new Apple TV ...