NEW YORK (WBFF) — Vincent Schiraldi, the embattled Maryland Department of Juvenile Services secretary who was forced to leave his state post in June, has found a new role working on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team.
Schiraldi, a progressive reformer whose rehabilitative approach to juvenile justice rattled some state politicians, is listed among the 26 members of Mamdani’s “Criminal Legal System” transition committee. His return to New York comes after his seven-month stint as commissioner of New York City’s Department of Correction under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2021.
Responding to a LinkedIn post listing most of the transition team members last Monday, Schiraldi wrote that he is “honored to [be] part of this prestigious bunch.”…