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Posted inPolicy & Government

BK Pols Demand End of ‘Inhumane’ Cash Bail as Rikers Bursts at the Seams

by Jessy Edwards October 6, 2021October 6, 2021

There was the Brooklynite with no prior record — accused of stealing packages from the lobby of a building — who was slapped with $50,000 bail and then spent two […]

Legislators discussed recent strides in criminal justice reform including re-entry and job training, eliminating cash bail, the Fair Chance Act and more.
Posted inFeatured News

State of Criminal Justice in Focus at Congressional Black Caucus Panel in Brownsville

by Kindra Cooper June 5, 2019January 28, 2021
In a heated public hearing at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School Thursday night on the proposed New York City borough-based jail system, Brooklyn residents voiced their dissent over the possible expansion of the Atlantic Avenue Detention Center.
Posted inFeatured News

Clinton Hill Public Hearing Gets Heated over NYC Borough-Based Jails

by Kindra Cooper April 15, 2019January 28, 2021
Posted inFeatured News

Nixon, Hamilton Face Community’s Questions at Medgar Evers Forum

by Andrea Leonhardt September 10, 2018January 28, 2021
Drive Change is launching a new Awareness and Access initiative.
Posted inBrownsville, East New York, Featured News, Non-Profit & Community, Popular

A Brooklyn Food Truck that Serves Social Justice

by Andrea Leonhardt May 7, 2018January 28, 2021

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