Now, a temporary art installation highlighting formerly incarcerated men and women who are working to transform their lives — intended to spark a conversation about mass incarceration — hovers over the Rizzo statue. “Also, in a sense, they are looking down on Rizzo.”Rizzo’s supporters remember him as a devoted public servant. Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner each wrote their ideas for reducing incarceration. He is currently working on a doctorate in law at Yale University and has a clerkship with a federal judge. In August he said the move wouldn’t happen for at least two years.”Christopher Bryant’s face is one of the 17 featured on the mural.

Source: National Post October 04, 2018 02:48 UTC