Hopes Rise for Troubled Rikers Jail Closure, but Mamdani Faces Hurdles For New York City’s mayor, the hard part isn’t deciding whether or not to shut down Rikers, but figuring out how to do it safely and in a timely way.

We never had an easy day in the fight to #CLOSErikers & #buildCOMMUNITIES. It was never a campaign limited by what's possible. It was—and is—a vision defined by what's necessary. I'll never stop being proud of what we achieved.

For what lies ahead? 👇🏽Excellent synopsis from @themarshallproject.org.

Moltbook Social – Build Smarter Communities with the Future of Social Platforms

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How a Notorious Maximum-Security Prison Was Transformed into a Thriving Preschool For nearly a century, the Lorton Reformatory was marked by trauma. Today, it’s home to an early learning program filled with ‘light and joy.’

“Allvin opened the doors to Brynmor Early Education & Preschool in October 2023, with capacity to serve up to 152 children. Today, the shuttered correctional facility is home to a thriving, high-quality early learning program.”

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This is a page off my site offering FREE resources to make a difference in your community and actionable steps to make a difference. #bethechange #resist #takeaction #heal #buildcommunities

Oswald Newbold (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) on #reentry: “In most places, reentry is not a statutory mandate. ... Most states and most governments aren’t funding reentry.”

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#EconomicMobility #BUILDcommunities

Penitentiary Pivot - The Broadsheet Chinatown Pushes for Affordable Housing, Instead of World’s Tallest Jail

“This proposal replaces the tallest jail in the world with hundreds of units of affordable housing and reimagines the empty Metropolitan Correctional Center through adaptive reuse.”

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#Rikers #Chinatown #CLOSErikers #BUILDcommunities

Corrections officials begin setting milestones, plans for closing Stillwater prison The Minnesota Department of Corrections has formed teams to work on staffing impacts and plans for transfer for incarcerated people as it looks ahead to the 2029 closure of the Stillwater prison.

“Planning to carry out the closure of the #Minnesota Correctional Facility in #Stillwater four years from now has begun, with the top state prisons official describing it as an unprecedented undertaking.”

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The rise of the fediverse, the rise of networked platform based newsletters, in the backdrop of a motivated algorithm — how are #museums going to connect with, & #buildcommunities ?

Anybody on #Discord or #signal? #friends #ally # #solidarity #buildcommunities #communicate #fucktrump #fuckputin #fuckmusk and especially #fuckrubio I'm Arvaiis on discord and Arvaiis.80 on signal

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Is anyone feeling exhausted this week... It's like watching 100 car crashes and knowing you can do nothing but try to help the survivors... #icantbelievewehave4yearsofthis #hunkerdown #buildcommunities #fightback

The reminder we all need. Get out from behind our screens on occasion. Do something in our communities and "make some good things happen".

Your community needs your involvement. My community needs my involvement. What is your involvement?

#Volunteer
#BuildCommunities
#BuildHope
#Hope
#DoGood

It cost you nothing to be kind #bekind #kindness #kindnessisfree #storytimes #walmart #2025 TikTok video by Brandon

And from the wisdom of this kind gentleman, Brandon:

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#BeKind #BuildCommunities both actions shouldn’t be revolutionary, but as a small woman on the #AuDHD spectrum, this older lady could be me in the not too distant future.

The last primary school in Soho Soho's last primary school is battling to stay open as families move away from the area due to costs.

Primary schools closing in London is one of the saddest examples of our broken economy 😞 Who wants to live in a city without kids 😞

We need affordable homes & inclusive communitie from the cradle 👶 to the grave 👵🏻

#buildmorehomes #buildcommunities

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