CONTACT:
Rev. Dominique Atchison, Director for Racial Justice Initiatives – The Interfaith Center of New York
Email: Dominique@interfaithcenter.org – Phone: (646) 632-5238
The letter calls for the Mayor’s “clear and unwavering” commitment to reduce incarceration, close Rikers and open Borough Based facilities by 2027 as per legislation passed by the City Council in 2019.
Signatories include such diverse voices as, Rev. Sharon White-Harrigan of Woman’s Community Justice Association (WCJA), Sunita Viswanath of Hindus for Human Rights, Imam Souleimane Konate of the Council of African Imams, and Rev. Adriene Thorne of the Riverside Church.