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March 27, 2026 Ithaca Journal

Why NY must invest in higher education in our prisons | Opinion

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March 24, 2026 Patch

Alliance for Positive Change Announces New Board Members

Benjamin Metsch and Jonian Rafti join Alliance Board

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March 02, 2026 Queens Daily Eagle

Library reopens at Rikers women’s jail after overcrowding forced closure

A library at the women’s jail on Rikers Island reopened this week after the resource had been shut down for nearly a year as correction officials struggled to manage a swelling jail population caused by a state prison staffing crisis.

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February 20, 2026 Dwell

Is Dignified Jail Design Even Possible?

New York City’s $16 billion plan to close Rikers Island involves four smaller facilities that tout a more humane vision of carceral buildings. Some activists think that’s an oxymoron.

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February 18, 2026 Center for NYC Affairs

‘Take a Leap of Faith And Build Your Wings On the Way Down’: What I Owe Stanley Richards

In the unforgiving environment of New York City’s notorious correction facility on Rikers Island, I spent a transformative year, from 2009 to 2010, navigating the turbulent waters of incarceration.

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