90% of the people held at Delaney Hall ICE detention center have never been convicted of a crime. ~300 souls. They are not violent criminals. Shut it down.
87% of the inmates at Rikers Island jail are held pre-trial. Rikers is the largest jail in the nation. 7000 souls. When I and other Black men said shut it down, Dems ignored us.
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I understand the GOP position of "We want Delaney, and we want Rikers! Fill them all up!💀"
I don't agree with it, but their logic is consistent?
I understand the Black position of "Close Delaney, close Rikers!"
This is my position.
What I don't understand is "Close Delaney, but keep Rikers!🤡"
What I really don't understand is
"Hey Black people! In order to implement my platform of 'close Delaney, keep Rikers' imma need 95% of you to vote for me!🤡"
And
"It's urgent that we save immigrants now! No time to waste! But for you? Let's wait a few more years! Your suffering is not so urgent!🤡"
And again, before anyone tries to say anything about Black people vs immigrants, or me being "divisive🤡"
I was a Black immigrant.
If you don't know who Abner Louima is, or what happened to him, please don't try to tell me anything about how ICE is worse for Black immigrants.
How bad is it for an innocent person to be held in ICE detention? It's awful. There is danger from medical neglect, cruelty and violence from the guards, and danger from the few vio detainees. The worst, most dangerous ICE facility, is camp Minnesota in Texas. 3 people have died there. That's inexcusably terrible. Those deaths were completely avoidable.
How bad is it for an innocent person to be held at Rikers for over a year before they even get a chance to prove their innocence? It's awful. There is danger from medical neglect, cruelty and violence from the guards, and danger from the significant population of extremely violent convicted felons. The all-time record *lowest* number of deaths at Rikers, was 3. The highest was 96 deaths in a single year. Many of these Rikers deaths were older, violent felons, praying on younger, innocent, pretrial detainees.
Bone Crusher
A "bone crusher" is a shiv or prison knife so large, that it is designed to strike bone. If you are struck in the chest, the weapon is large and sturdy enough to pass through the gap between ribs, striking lung or heart. A knife made from a pen is designed to hurt. A bone crusher is designed to kill.
Spitting razors
Many inmates at Rikers have learned to conceal a shaving razor in their mouth without cutting themselves. They spit this out in a fight, and use it to try to cut their opponent's jugular vein. This weapon is designed to hurt or kill.
Meanwhile, in German prisons:
American journalist: "Why are you allowed a free-standing table? Couldn't you break off one of the legs and use it as a weapon?"
German prisoner: "What the hell is wrong with you, you sick fuck?"
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