NEW YORK — From JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) President and CEO DeAnna Hoskins: “On Monday, June 20, as the nation was observing the new Juneteenth federal holiday, 40-year-old Anibal Carrasquillo was pronounced dead at the George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island. We mourn with his family for this tragic and unnecessary loss.
“We know that Anibal entered DOC custody on September 27, 2019, on a 1st degree robbery charge. He should not have been sentenced to death, and yet now he’s gone. Anibal was the seventh person to die at Rikers so far this year, following the death of 20-year-old Emanuel Sullivan less than one month ago. Every death is one too many. This is just another stark reminder of why advocates and JustLeadershipUSA leaders have for so long called for and demanded that Rikers be closed down. No more deaths! Close Rikers!”
In our 10th anniversary year, JustLeadershipUSA’s work of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders continues and is growing even stronger!
This is going to be a very special time to look back on the past decade of JLUSA’s important work, the 1,600+ leaders we have helped get to the next level in their work, and even more importantly, we will look ahead to the next 10 years and beyond!
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