Representatives from the Fortune Society as well as the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice provided public testimony to the New York City Council in opposition to any delays in closing the notorious Rikers Island Jail Complex.

Read the testimony of Andre Ward, associate vice president of The David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy at the Fortune Society.

Read the testimony of Melanie Dominguez, Lead Organizer, on behalf of the Katal Center for Equity, Health, and Justice.