NYC Rally To Shut Down Rikers Island - Crisis In City Jails

**PRESS RELEASE** December 14, 2023 Contact: Yonah Zeitz – 347-201-2768 yonah@, Follow online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Rally To Call for Federal Courts to Take Over Rikers Growing Support for Independent Receiver Includes More Than 50 Community & Advocacy Groups, NY Attorney General Leticia James, NYC Bar Association, Former Public Safety and Correctional Officials, and More Until Rikers is Shut Down, Federal Courts Must Immediately Appoint a Federal Receiver to Take Over at Rikers to Save Lives and Improve Conditions New York, NY – Today, a federal court in Manhattan held a hearing about the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island Jail Complex. Prior to the hearing, people directly impacted by Rikers, along with community groups and elected officials, gathered outside the court to demand that the City shut down Rikers and to call upon federal courts to inter