“In the communities that I came up in...when we need help and support, the government overwhelmingly just sends police,” CabanforQueens told ELLE. “In other communities, you get access to resources and support.”
movement and closing Rikers Island. In short, she wants to change the definition of success for the DA’s office, which she says focuses on how quickly someone can get a conviction and how many people are thrown in jail—a system she says incentivizes the criminalization of black, brown, low-income, immigrant, and LGBTQIA+ communities.
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