New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. Al Sharpton, joining in on the religious rite with a group of men incarcerated at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex.

The ceremony came as part of a visit to the jail complex where Adams was scheduled to meet with detainees on the Christian holiday.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. Al Sharpton, joining in on the religious rite with a group of…{ai:summary}<p>Mayor Adams, seeking redemption, baptized by Rev. Sharpton at Rikers Island. Jail visit on Good Friday. #society</p>

New York City's mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday

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