
Kari Lindberg
Kari Lindberg is a multilingual multi-media journalist covering the American prison system, immigration and the financial world.
Kari Lindberg is a multilingual multi-media journalist covering the American prison system, immigration and the financial world.
"It's sort of like I have to prove my humanity to someone who can clearly see that I'm human," said 22-year-old Heyra Avila.
“We are trying to show that this is not just one group, it is all immigrant groups together,” an organizer told Rewire. “If we don’t protect our future generations, what’s going to become of us?”
“We are launching this campaign today because we know the extent to which President Trump is able to implement his anti-immigrant, anti-worker agenda actually depends heavily on how much collaboration he is able to muster."
“We have a justice system in New York that is addicted to punishment."
As of January 2016, the United States averaged nearly three exonerations a week.
Rikers has become a symbol among activists of a rotten prison system, plagued with a history of reported excessive force used against inmates.