Justice League NYC

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    Oct 9

    The Album is out now! Proceeds go towards our efforts to organize rapid response, mass mobilizations and direct actions rooted in nonviolence, a historical tactic that is not passive but a strength-based approach to achieving justice.

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    Nov 19

    Protect our state from now. Teach by example for once!! Stop delaying for Akbar Rogers.

    New York: We all have a duty to do our part and protect our state.   Be smart. Practice social distancing. Wear a mask.
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  3. Nov 19

    If prosecutors are on our side, that means change is way past due—and urgent as continues to make incarceration a possible death sentence. Get involved in supporting legislation and learn more by watching

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  4. Nov 19

    Last night, featured directly-impacted people explaining the inequities in our parole and probation systems, & this morning, the DAs of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the BX released an op-ed citing exactly this and calling for statewide changes. 🙌🏽

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    Nov 18

    "They say probation is a 2nd chance rather than incarcerating them, but it's a foot on their neck... It should be something where you're helping young people with their mental health, giving them job training..." member Alliyah Guillory-Nickens on

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    Nov 18

    "I think it comes down to what we're criminalizing... We have a tendency to be overly harsh. We tend to not see people who are incarcerated as human." talks about how youth on probation are not allowed to make mistakes.

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  7. Nov 18

    powerful!

    What are the models to support young people's development versus push them into the incarceration pipeline? Young leaders & Alliyah Guillory-Nickens discuss models from across the nation on , watch now:
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    Nov 18

    "Bail reform... is the 1st time I've seen people blaming a law for crime before the law even went into effect! We need to restore the legislation to its original form" on how with decarceration. Watch now:

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    Nov 18

    Things that can send people back to prison: -- a public transit delay -- taking the medication their doctor prescribed -- having an interaction with a police officer on the street describes the impossible situations people on parole experience on

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  10. Nov 18

    Tune in on NOW to get involved in this critical discussion!

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  11. Nov 18

    Crowded and unsanitary conditions of our jails and prisons, lack of adequate medical care, high-risk health factors, prolonged incarceration of people who haven’t been convicted of a crime, or have long since served their time created a perfect storm when -19 pandemic hit.

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    Nov 18

    “1,000 people have died in NYS prisons... the vast majority were Black and Latino people. The average age of death is an alarming 58 years old.” on the crisis of health care in NYS prisons Watch now:

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  13. Nov 18

    "There's a link between thinking that public safety means locking up as many Black and Brown people as possible, putting as many police on the streets as possible... if we can redefine what public safety means, we'll change the dynamics of this" on

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    Nov 18

    Our failure to address behind bars directly impacts our ability to . There are over 205,000 admissions to jails each week. Reducing jail populations will help keep us all safer. Join NOW for a virtual town hall 👇

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  15. Nov 18

    We Keep Us Safe: A Town Hall on Decarceration

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    Nov 18
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    We are trying to create legislation in NC to prevent officers fired/resigning prior to an investigation from being hired by any law enforcement agency in the state. We should be doing this everywhere. This is only one of many ways we can try to keep them held accountable.

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    Nov 18

    This is a pic of Kawaski Trawick. Look at beautiful smile of this Black queer man who was loved by his family & community. NYPD killed him in his apt. They escalated at EVERY step & shd be fired We were w/ fam with Bronx DA yesterday b4 they released vid/report🧵

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  18. Nov 18

    If you worked at ANY other job, your culpability for your actions while at that job would not end with your employment. Mensah’s resignation means now he cannot be charged. It means he can likely go work for another dept. A hollow victory for

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  19. Nov 16

    “You’re not exactly sending the message not to do this again...” The Civilian Complaint Review Board is supposed to be an indep accountability body for NYPD misconduct. Turns out the NYPD doesn’t listen to them in the vast majority of misconduct cases.

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    Nov 16

    The Monterrosa sisters are determined to get justice for their brother Sean and for ALL the people impacted by police violence. Read about the fight to expose the corrupt & violent culture of policing in , by and follow

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    Nov 16

    Our failure to address behind bars directly impacts our ability to . There are over 205,000 admissions to jails each week. Reducing jail populations will help keep us all safer. Join this Wednesday for a virtual town hall. Learn more 👇

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