Anna Pastoressa Part 2

(Part 2/2) There are many others unjustly suffering on Rikers Island.

(Part 2/2) For 6 painful years, Jairo Pastoressa was held at Rikers Island awaiting a trial he would never be granted. During this time, his mother Anna fought in many different ways to defend her son. It was during this time that she would become co-founder of the Close Rikers Campaign.