NYC Council approves plan to replace Rikers Island with four new jails

Oct 18, 2019 |

Photo by Tim Rodenberg on Wikimedia The New York City Council on Thursday approved a plan that would close the notorious Rikers Island complex and replace it with four smaller jails across the city. The nearly $9 billion proposal, released by Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2017, pledges to shutter Rikers in 10 years by dramatically reducing the city’s jail […more]

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