Hats & Gloves for inmates
Help raise $45,000 to keep over 5,000 incarcerated people warm
IT’S FREEZING IN NEW YORK CITY
And it’s colder in prison than it is outside.
Every donation of $10 gives a person at Rikers Island a hat and a pair of gloves.
We want to get these items to them as soon as possible, please help us by donating TODAY!
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Rikers Island jail complex under a blanket of snow
“Every year we hear the same complaints. In the winter people are cold, they aren’t getting the required warm clothing that the DOC is supposed to provide for people, the sweats and blankets,” De Avila said. “[Our clients are saying] the heat hasn’t been turned on, windows are broken so cold is coming into the units, and when they ask for the clothing, they have to beg or ask multiple times.”