A letter from Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic House representatives called the jail's conditions 'deplorable and nothing short of a humanitarian crisis.'
calling for the inmates' release and Rikers to close, AP reported. In the letter, they called the jail's conditions"deplorable and nothing short of a humanitarian crisis."
"We are doing all we can to remedy the unprecedented crisis we are experiencing in our jails. My thoughts and prayers are with the individual's loved ones," Schiraldi said.
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