CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Planned Borough-Based Jails are a Chance for a ‘Radically Different’ System
Stanley Richards |
“Concerns about the creation of ‘mega jails’ have hounded the plans to close the jails on Rikers Island since before the historic vote in 2019. It has served as a useful boogeyman for opponents of the Rikers closure plan, especially in Manhattan. It’s also a fabrication.”