United In Opposition To City Wide Jail Plans

As we continue our struggles against those that seek to maintain our people
chained to it's oppressive, exploitative and enslaving mechanism. I can only
ask that solidarity be manifested in any manner possible inorder to stop these
plans for new jails.
There's gentrification going on throughout the entire city-which is leading to
mass homelessness, a leading cause to someone taking other measures for
survival which may lead to incarceration-I ask is this a mere coincidence?
There's new laws such as every individual who is now arrested will be subjected
to monetary punitive measures also-which will increase arrests for minor
quality of life crimes the likes of trespassing, disorderly conduct, amongst
others-i ask is these coincidences proof it's about money?
There's other hardships being caused by the state that'll cause further
displacement and mass incarceration and individuals need to pull together as
one all issues contributing to these hardships that'll lead to these
incarcerations.
Let's not stay silent till it affects you personally-let's arrange a massive
planning meeting and secure our communities, our freedom from imprisonment, our
housing, our rights.
Check out our video in opposition to some of their tools:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sBgpqH6rac
Correction Commissioner Pushes Against Critics
Read the article here: http://www.nysun.com/article/71076?access=900795
Here's another one below;

Is deal on jail in the wind?
City is negotiating with jail site's owner
By Joe Hirsch
Editor@huntspointexpress.com
The owner of the derelict Oak Point rail yard and city officials have been
negotiating in an effort to resolve the impasse that has stalled the cityís
plan to build a 2000-bed jail in Hunts Point.
Local advocates who oppose construction of the jail are worried that a sweeter
offer from the city will put the jail back on a fast track.
The owner of the property confirmed that a court hearing on his efforts to stop
the city from going forward with its plan has been postponed while the parties
try to strike a bargain.
"The case was postponed again so that we could hopefully reach some kind of
agreement," said owner Steven Smith in a telephone interview.
The case is now scheduled to return to federal bankruptcy court in Connecticut
on Feb. 26. Smith has asked the court to stop the city from taking title to the
land.
The industrially-zoned waterfront scrubland lot has been at the center of
controversy since April 2006 when Department of Corrections Commissioner Martin
Horn announced the city's intention to buy 28 acres of the former rail yard for
a jail that would replace deteriorating jail space on Rikers Island.
Arguing that the city's offering price was artificially low and that the threat
that the land would be taken by eminent domain had spooked other potential
buyers, Smith won a temporary order preventing the city from going forward.
At a status conference in bankruptcy court on Jan. 29, the sides appeared to be
coming closer together than in the past, Smith said.
While Department of Corrections officials contend that the new jail would offer
more humane conditions for inmates, and an easier commute for visitors, Hunts
Point residents and prisoners rights organizations have rallied against the
plan, and persuaded Bronx politicians to oppose it.
Charging that the city has stonewalled requests for information, Sustainable
South Bronx went to court in January and won an order from a state judge, who
told the Department of Corrections it must return to her court by March 21 to
explain why it refused to turn over documents about the plan to opponents of
the jail.