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After Italian Prison Riots Due to Coronavirus Clampdown, Pope Prays for Prisoners

March 11, 2020

As the number climbs of inmates who’ve died in Italian prisons amid riots related to the country’s coronavirus restrictions, and as the Vatican tightens its own controls, Pope Francis March 11 offered a prayer for prisoners suffering as the disease spreads.

Cardinal Dolan, Bishop DiMarzio Urge Closure of Rikers Jails 

September 20, 2019

A proposal to close Rikers Islands’ jails by 2026 and replace them with smaller facilities in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx awaits a City Council vote in October for final approval.

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