Former Inmate to Lead NYC Jails as Mamdani Pushes Reform
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Mayor Mamdani named Stanley Richards, a former inmate and longtime prisoner advocate, as the head of the NYC Department of Correction—the first formerly incarcerated leader of the agency—while appointing Dr. Alister Martin to head the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The changes come as Rikers Island operates under federal oversight amid a plan to replace the jail with four borough-based facilities by 2027, a shift that comes with a broadened power structure for the court-ordered monitor, ballooning costs, and ongoing labor and budget challenges.
Topics:nation#corrections#health-department#mamdani-administration#new-york-city#politics#rikers-island
- Mamdani Names Nonprofit Leader and Ex-Rikers Inmate to Run N.Y.C. Jails The New York Times
- Mamdani names new Department of Correction commissioner Spectrum News NY1
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces new members of administration on Saturday ABC7 New York
- Mamdani names jails reformer Stanley Richards to steer chaotic Rikers complex Gothamist
- Mayor Mamdani Announces New Appointments, Including Commissioners for Health and Correction NYC.gov
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