City Limits
“'It seems like the state is more concerned about the error rate than about hundreds of thousands of people not eating because of the delays,' said Adriana Mendoza, benefits supervisor at the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center."City Limits
"'It seems like the state is more concerned about the error rate than about hundreds of thousands of people not eating because of the delays,' said Adriana Mendoza, benefits supervisor at the Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center."El Diario
"'Edgardo Mejía recibió una sentencia de muerte sin juicio', dijo Darren Mack, codirector de Freedom Agenda, grupo de defensa de personas encarceladas."Amsterdam News
“'Edgardo [Mejias] was delivered a death sentence without a trial,' said Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack. 'What will it take for judges, prosecutors and police to stop churning people through this death trap, and for the mayor to stop encouraging them?'"92Q Jams
"'Why do we just say we’re going to throw our hands up and say nothing changes, and send more people here to die?' Sarita Daftary, co-director of Freedom Agenda, asked City Council members."City Limits
"'New Yorkers and tourists around the world alike know Jackson Heights and Corona as ‘foodie destinations’–giving rise to an entire economy of food tours, cultural events, bringing foot traffic and commerce to the area,” Street Vendor Project’s (SVP) Deputy Director Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez said."Gothamist
"'Why do we just say we’re going to throw our hands up and say nothing changes, and send more people here to die?' Sarita Daftary, co-director of Freedom Agenda, asked City Council members."Front Page Confidential
"Regarding the Super Bowl-sex trafficking myth, Mariah Grant, director of research and advocacy at the Urban Justice Center’s Sex Workers Project, said there’s no excuse for perpetuating this urban legend at this late date. She noted that way back in 2011, the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) released its seminal report, “What’s the Cost of a Rumor?” — which concluded that there is “no evidence that large sporting events cause an increase in trafficking for prostitution.'”NY Daily News
“Edgardo Mejia was delivered a death sentence without a trial,” said Darren Mack, co-director of the Freedom Agenda, an advocacy group for people impacted by incarceration.“What will it take for judges, prosecutors, and police to stop churning people through this death trap, and for the mayor to stop encouraging them?”AM NY
"'Now is the time to invest in housing, treatment, and everything we know creates safety, and stop sending people to Rikers to die,'” Freedom Agenda Co-Director and former Rikers Island inmate Darren Mack said in a statement."© 2024 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
