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AOC calls for release of all Rikers inmates
amid ‘inhumane’ jail conditions

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Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/21/2021 8:51:19 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other House Democrats from New York called on Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Hochul Tuesday to release all inmates held on Rikers Island, citing a long-running pattern of “human right violations” at the jail. Ocasio-Cortez made the extraordinary demand in a letter to de Blasio and Hochul issued jointly with Reps. Jamaal Bowman, Nydia Velazquez and Jerrold Nadler, who chairs the powerful House Judiciary Committee. In addition to freeing the roughly 6,000 inmates on the island, the four lawmakers wrote that the jail itself should be “immediately” shuttered and federal funding for its operations seized.

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That would be about 6,000 inmates being set free. How many does she want in her apartment building?

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Reply 1 - Posted by: thethirdruffian 9/21/2021 8:57:59 PM (No. 922272)
I hope they do and I hope she is taped and killed by someone they release.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Spindletoptexas 9/21/2021 9:03:10 PM (No. 922276)
How about casting your eyes to Washington DC and calling for the release of the political prisoners being held since January 6th, little socialist Sandy? Those are the individuals you should be concerned about. Not Rikers Island residents.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: GreatGreyhounds 9/21/2021 9:07:18 PM (No. 922280)
Release them in her district, after you builds a wall to keep them all in…
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Reply 4 - Posted by: itsonlyme 9/21/2021 9:08:42 PM (No. 922282)
Jamaal Bowman and Nydia Margarita Velázquez Day bee homin da jonez fur da prisonzerz bee gon dawgs Lett mi axe u aa quieshun? Iz day badd dawgs? Day apper tou badd dawgs. Hav day aintz dun nuffin?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 9/21/2021 9:32:50 PM (No. 922312)
Once again, we try to guess.....Are they extremely stupid, or are they just evil?
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Reply 6 - Posted by: SkeezerMcGee 9/21/2021 9:48:47 PM (No. 922330)
Where are REPUBLICAN members of Congress and federal court law suits regarding the political prisoners being mistreated (alleged beatings and solitary confinement, etc.) in DC since January 6th? Some of us remember how - years ago - federal judges were issuing many scathing opinions about the horrendous, illegal, inexcusable, and unconstitutional abuse of prisoners because of haircuts, showers, and food that did not meet prisoners' menu demands.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Avanti1 9/21/2021 10:07:03 PM (No. 922347)
How about a swap? Release all inmates currently held on Rikers Island and transport them to AOC's district in exchange for incarcerating AOC at Rikers Island.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: TLCary 9/21/2021 10:42:23 PM (No. 922363)
Think those conditions are inhumane? To get incarcerated in NYC you have to do something truly inhumane over and over again. Compare and contrast... Then give her your drink order, save the tip for the "needy".
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Historybuff 9/21/2021 11:23:46 PM (No. 922387)
Oddly enough the bus that drives you when you are released from Rikers let’s the prisoners out in her district. Right in front of the donut shop at 5 AM. Have at it!
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Lawsy0 9/22/2021 2:09:25 AM (No. 922470)
Oh let's have the all to dinner, Roy! /s
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Rumblehog 9/22/2021 2:38:44 AM (No. 922473)
Moving in with you, sister.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: pixelero 9/22/2021 4:30:25 AM (No. 922486)
You could say, “these people are nuts,” but that’s making the assumption they somehow act on behalf of America, when the truth is leaders like Ms Ocasio-Cortez wish to destroy the country. Once you make that assumption, no actions of the Marxist-Democrat party seem irrational.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DCGIRL 9/22/2021 5:45:23 AM (No. 922511)
This is fresh, coming from a woman who attended a $30K per person hollywood event.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: 5 handicap 9/22/2021 5:50:37 AM (No. 922516)
She's asking for the release of the only people who will vote for her.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: F15 Gork 9/22/2021 6:57:43 AM (No. 922550)
Sure, why not. We are pretty much done anyway.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: homefry 9/22/2021 7:41:20 AM (No. 922579)
IF they dont like the conditions, they should have stayed at home.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: Lazyman 9/22/2021 7:57:28 AM (No. 922596)
She is just doing her job to stick up for her constituency.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: downnout 9/22/2021 8:27:31 AM (No. 922625)
Fine, send them all to where she lives.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: moebellini3 9/22/2021 9:27:58 AM (No. 922697)
That's it, release the animals into the population. Then they can do what they do best, murder, rape, assault and steal. And you freakin morons in NYC voted for these hypocrites. You deserve everything you get. When are you fools going to wake up. Fact is, we need more prisons...
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Reply 20 - Posted by: udanja99 9/22/2021 10:46:34 AM (No. 922798)
I’m sure that all of those thugs would really enjoy the upscale DC apartment building where the little communist lives. Send them there.
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