Zohran Mamdani appoints ex-convict as head of prisons in New York
Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York, appointed Stanley Richards, a former convict, to lead the city's prisons, emphasizing the decision as a symbolic victory for the correctional system.
Ex-inmate will lead New York prisons
Stanley Richards has been appointed as the new commissioner of the New York City Department of Corrections, making history as the first formerly incarcerated person to hold the position.
New York Mayor appoints former inmate and NGO president to head prisons
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that Stanley Richards, a former inmate and current president of a prisoner advocacy NGO, will lead the city's Department of Corrections amid tensions following violence and mismanagement at Rikers Island.
Mamdani chooses ex-inmate to head New York prisons
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed ex-inmate Stanley Richards to lead the city's prison system, making him the first former prisoner to hold the position.