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Lessons of loss from Rikers: The inhuman jail must be closed in 2027
On July 2, 2022, my life changed forever. My youngest child, Justin Baerga, was shot and killed in Richmond Hill, Queens, at his own birthday party. I had just passed by to drop off my homemade empanadas, his favorite, when a group of young men ambushed them. Three people were shot, but only my son’s injuries were fatal. He was just 24 years old.
Source: nydailynews.com