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NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanelly Richards as the first formerly incarcerated individual to lead the Department of Correction on Saturday.
“I am deeply honored and grateful to Mayor Mamdani for this appointment,” said DOC Commissioner Richards. “ This role represents the culmination of my lifelong commitment to criminal justice reform, drawing directly from my own experience of incarceration on Rikers, which fueled my decades of work at The Fortune Society and with the Department of Correction, helping thousands rebuild their lives through reentry programs, leadership roles, and advocacy.”
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Mayor Mamdani also appointed four other individuals to head other key city agencies…