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Protestors hold signs calling for the closure of Rikers Island jails at a rally in 2019.
“A hearing in federal court could decide whether or not the city, under Mayor Eric Adams, will maintain control of Rikers. The feds should take over.”
‘Around the country, more and more billionaires are getting involved in criminal justice reform.”
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