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克拉伦斯·伍德沃德此前有27次被捕记录，在布朗克斯涉嫌用砍刀杀人案发生前一个月刚获得假释
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尽管民主党社会主义者呼吁废除监禁体系，曼达尼仍为警方和监狱系统辩护
纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼在一档节目中为警方、监狱和看守所辩护，与民主党社会主义者的废除监禁平台保持距离。
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纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼周二因哀悼一名等待谋杀审判的男子死亡而引发保守派不满。
“我对今早早些时候一名纽约人在赖克斯岛监狱的羁押中死亡深感悲痛，”曼达尼在X平台上发帖称。
曼达尼所提及的这名男子名为克拉伦斯·伍德沃德，他于2024年被捕，被控与布朗克斯一家自助洗衣店一起无端的砍刀袭击案有关的谋杀、过失杀人及袭击罪名。当时，伍德沃德已有27次先前被捕记录，并在涉嫌杀人案发生前一个月刚获得假释。伍德沃德已对指控表示不认罪，尚未被定罪。
“我与他的家人和亲友同在，他们正为这场损失悲痛。我们目前尚不清楚死因，但我们确实知道有太多纽约人死于赖克斯岛。惩教署及其监督伙伴将调查其死亡的相关情况。本届政府完全致力于改善我市监狱系统的关键工作，并尽快关闭赖克斯岛。”
觉醒式语言改革将把“在押人员”一词从纽约市 entire 监狱规则手册中移除
2026年7月15日，纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼与在押人员一同观看世界杯半决赛时，在赖克斯岛与他们交谈。（美联社照片/赛斯·温尼格）
截至周四上午，曼达尼的帖子浏览量已超过320万次，绝大多数评论都对曼达尼向这名在押人员表示哀悼表示愤怒。
“我想知道他是否对这家伙犯下的谋杀案‘深感悲痛’，”纽约市议会成员维基·帕拉迪诺写道。“找不到关于这件事的推文。”
“他为那个用砍刀杀害无辜美国人的人死了而感到难过，”保守派评论员埃亚尔·亚科比发帖称。“我们到底在干什么？”
民主社会主义者利用极端反美观点严重抹黑民主党
2026年3月9日，纽约市市长佐赫兰·曼达尼在格雷西庄园与纽约警察局局长杰西卡·蒂施一同出席新闻发布会。（安吉丽娜·卡塔尼斯/美联社）
“‘共产主义者’曼达尼‘深感悲痛’，那个用砍刀杀人的家伙在监狱里突发疾病去世了，”洛杉矶前市长候选人斯宾塞·普拉特在回应该帖子时说道。“我们不能有同情杀人犯的领导人。我们到底在干什么？”
“一名两个孩子的父亲被用砍刀砍死，而他的凶手多次获得假释，”共和党战略家、律师梅赫克·库克在X平台上发帖称。“而你认为真正的反派是监狱？”
这场批评发生在几周前，曼达尼因访问赖克斯岛面临类似的强烈反对，他在7月的世界杯半决赛观看派对上与在押人员交谈。
尽管社交媒体上的保守派对曼达尼的声明不满，但官员和社区活动家长期以来一直对赖克斯岛的监狱条件表示担忧。例如，许多人指出，被关押在那里的许多人都在等待审判，因此有权获得无罪推定。
“我们的民众在惩教署的羁押下因医疗疏忽、身体虐待和不安全条件而死亡，”一名社区活动家在2025年6月谈到赖克斯岛时说道。
“人们不应该在等待公平审判的同一设施中继续死亡，”《滚石》杂志首席研究编辑在X平台上写道。
民主党参议院候选人在监狱废除网络研讨会上呼吁大规模释放罪犯
2021年10月19日，位于皇后区和布朗克斯区之间东河中的赖克斯岛主监狱综合体。（斯宾塞·普拉特/盖蒂图片社）
纽约市自2019年起就有法律义务关闭赖克斯岛，并将其替换为四个较小的区级监狱，曼达尼已承诺加快这一计划。批评者认为，这一举措将导致该市监狱牢房减少，更难打击犯罪。
“就在曼达尼哀悼一名在监狱中突发疾病的杀人犯的同一天，另一名杀人犯又出去杀害更多无辜民众——纽约左派不顾其至少12次先前被捕记录和暴力犯罪历史，提前释放了他，”传统基金会主席凯文·罗伯茨发帖称，他指的是警方正在追捕的一名与布鲁克林和布朗克斯两起致命抢劫案有关的假释犯。
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周三，福克斯新闻数字频道联系曼达尼的办公室置评，但未得到回应。
Mamdani ignites online firestorm after mourning death of inmate charged in grisly murder: ‘WTF are we doing?’
August 27, 2026 10:14am EDT / Fox News
Clarence Woodward had 27 prior arrests and received parole a month before the alleged meat cleaver killing in the Bronx
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew ire from conservatives on Tuesday for mourning the death of a man who was awaiting trial on murder charges.
“I am deeply saddened by the death of a New Yorker in City custody at a jail on Rikers Island early this morning,” Mamdani posted on X.
Clarence Woodward, the man Mamdani was referencing, was arrested in 2024 and charged with murder, manslaughter and assault in connection with an unprovoked meat cleaver attack at a Bronx laundromat. At the time, Woodward had 27 prior arrests and had received parole just a month prior to the alleged killing. Woodward had pleaded not guilty to the charges and had not been convicted.
“My thoughts are with his family and loved ones as they grieve this loss. We do not yet know the cause of death, but we do know that too many New Yorkers have died on Rikers Island. The Department of Correction and its oversight partners will investigate the circumstances surrounding his death. Our administration is fully committed to the critical work of creating better conditions in our city’s jail system and closing Rikers Island as quickly as possible.”
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaking with inmates on Rikers Island while they watch a World Cup semifinal soccer match on July 15, 2026, in New York.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
As of Thursday morning, Mamdani’s post has been viewed over 3.2 million times, with the majority of comments expressing outrage over Mamdani offering condolences to the inmate.
“I wonder if he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the murder this guy committed,” New York City Councilwoman Vicky Paladino wrote. “Can’t find a tweet about that one.”
“He’s sad that someone who murdered an innocent American with a meat cleaver is dead,” conservative commentator Eyal Yakoby posted. “What are we even doing?”
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference at Gracie Mansion alongside NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on March 9, 2026.(Angelina Katsanis/AP)
“Commie Mamdani is ‘deeply saddened’ that a guy who murdered a guy with a meat cleaver had a medical emergency in jail,” failed Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said in response to the post. “We cannot have leaders who weep for murderers. WTF are we doing?”
“A father of two was hacked to death with a meat cleaver after his killer was repeatedly paroled,” GOP strategist and attorney Mehek Cooke posted on X. “And you think the real villain is the jail?”
The criticism comes weeks after Mamdani faced similar backlash for visiting Rikers Island, where he spoke with inmates during a World Cup semifinal watch party in July.
While conservatives on social media were unhappy with Mamdani’s statement, officials and community activists have long raised concerns about the conditions on Rikers Island. Many, for instance, point out that many of the individuals being held there are awaiting trial and thus entitled to a presumption of innocence.
“Our people are dying while under the custody of the Department of Corrections from medical neglect, physical abuse and unsafe conditions,” one community activist said in June 2025 about Rikers Island.
“People shouldn’t keep dying in the same facility while awaiting a fair trial,” the chief research editor of Rolling Stone magazine wrote on X.
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Rikers Island, home to the main jail complex, in the East River between the Queens and Bronx boroughs, on Oct. 19, 2021, in New York City.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
New York City has been legally committed since 2019 to closing Rikers and replacing it with four smaller borough-based jails, a plan Mamdani has pledged to accelerate. Critics argue the move would leave the city with fewer jail cells and make it more difficult to tackle crime.
“On the same day Mamdani was mourning a murderer who had a medical emergency in jail, another murderer was out taking more innocent lives after NYC leftists cut him loose early despite at least a dozen prior arrests and a history of violent crime,” Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts posted, referencing a parolee police were seeking in connection with two deadly robberies in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
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Mamdani’s office did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
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