Over 180 organizations have endorsed the Campaign to Close Rikers.
Coordinating Committee
Endorsing Organizations
Alliance of Families for Justice
All Saints’ Episcopal Church Racial Justice Initiative
American Friends Service Committee
Arab American Association of New York
Archdiocese of New York Campus Ministry at Hostos and Bronx Community College
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Riverdale
The Black Church Center for Justice and Equality
Both Sides of the Violence, Inc.
Breaking the Chains of Your Mind
The Bridge for Truth, Justice and Reconciliation
Brooklyn Resistors
Catholic Relief Services Ambassadors of Global Justice at St. John’s University
Center for Employment Opportunities
Children's Haven: A Place of Healing & Hope, Inc.
Citizens Against Recidivism, Inc.
Coalition for a District Alternative
The Community Church of New York, Unitarian Universalist
Community Service Society of New York
Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
Congregation Beth Elohim Dismantling Racism Team
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Correctional Association of New York (CANY)
Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College
Elmcor Youth & Adult Activities, Inc.
The First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
Fourth Universalist Society in the City of New York
From Punishment to Public Health (P2PH) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Gangstas Making Astronomical Community Changes (G-MACC)
The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church
Getting Out Staying Out (GOSO)
Greenburger Center for Social and Criminal Justice
Harlem Independent Living Center Inc.
Incarcerated Nation Network, Inc.
Independent Neighborhood Democrats
The Interfaith Center of New York
Jewish Community Project Downtown
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Justice Ministries Committee, NYC Presbytery
Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice
Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI)
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn
Long Island Council of Churches, Public Issues Committee
Memorial United Methodist Church
Mutual Aid Immigration Network
NAACP New York State Conference
National Action Network NYC Chapter Second Chance Committee
National Alliance on Mental Illness – NYC (NAMI-NYC)
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
The New York Academy of Medicine
New York County Defender Services
The New York Jewish Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
People of Color Worship and Reflection Group - Queens Quakers
The Remnant Fellowship Church
Rise Again Ministries
The Riverside Church in the City of New York
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
St. Boniface Social Justice Action Committee
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Harlem
Stages for Success
Staten Island Inter-Religious Leadership
Supportive Housing Network of New York
T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights
United Madrassi Association Inc.
The Youth Anti-Prison Project