"Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards on Saturday to lead the NYC Department of Correction (DOC). He is the first formally incarcerated person to head the department. I appointed Stanley Richards as Commissioner of Correction, the mayor said. Decades after he served time in our city's jails, Commissioner Richards will now be the first formerly incarcerated person to lead them."
"As part of his new role, he will work with Deml to focus on improving safety, closing Rikers and ensuring DOC delivers on its core responsibility to care for people in custody and support the staff who serve them, the mayor's office explained. According to a New York Times article, Deml will also be given powers traditionally held by the commissioner."
"Richards served time in prison for robbery in the late 1980s before serving as executive vice president of the Fortune Society, an organization that supports incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals. He first joined the Fortune Society in 1991 as a re-entry counselor before climbing up the non-profit's ranks. The new appointee was recognized by the Obama Administration in 2014 as a Champion for Change, a White House program that honored individuals working to improve their communities."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Stanley Richards to lead the New York City Department of Correction. Richards is the first formerly incarcerated person to head the department and previously served as a First Deputy Commissioner for DOC. He will work with federal appointee Nicholas Deml to focus on improving safety, closing Rikers Island, and ensuring DOC fulfills responsibilities to care for people in custody and support staff. Deml will be given powers traditionally held by the commissioner. Richards served time for robbery in the late 1980s, rose through the Fortune Society from re-entry counselor to executive vice president, and received a 2014 Champion for Change honor.
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