Mamdani's new head of NYC jails once served time

New York City’s new correction commissioner, Stanley Richards, once served more than two years at the notorious Rikers Island jail before dedicating his career to helping inmates turnaround their lives. Now that he’s in charge he vows to treat inmates with humanity and to finally close the jail he once called home. …

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