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It was a excessive stakes playoff basketball sport between Floral Park Memorial and West Hempstead Excessive Faculties. Joe Gaskin, 64 years outdated, was considered one of three referees officiating the sport. Almost in direction of the top of the primary quarter, Gaskin out of the blue felt out of breath. “One of the coaches asked me, ‘hey ref, are you feeling okay?’ I said I’m having a tough time catching my breath,” recalled Gaskin who has been a referee for 37 years. “I took the ball and then I felt I went down and then I was out.” Gaskin went into cardiac…
The Unbiased Rikers Fee, a collective tasked with inspecting the town’s plan to shut Rikers Island, has unveiled a important blueprint for reform and closure of the notorious jail complicated that has lengthy been characterised by unsafe circumstances, excessive operational prices, violence and systemic dysfunction. The excellent report, “A Path Forward: The Blueprint to Close Rikers,” outlines a roadmap for shutting down the ability by the legally mandated deadline of August 2027. Nonetheless, the report acknowledges substantial challenges that might jeopardize this timeline. With 61 reported deaths of incarcerated people on Rikers since 2020, the IRC describes an pressing want…