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‘There are advocates who are staunchly opposed to building new facilities. While these advocates and I share many of the same values and goals, there is only one realistic and…

ByVivian Nixon 0Comments

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Jul 2019

Opinion

Opinion: The Unending Urgency of Closing Rikers

‘I’m reminded the cells on Rikers are so hot — that the walls sweat. There was no air. I had to lay on the floor naked, to suck a little…

ByDarren Mack

ByDeAnna Hoskins 0Comments

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Jun 2019

Max & Murphy: Eric Adams Says Speaker & Comptroller Are Both Wrong on Campaign Finance

The beep weighed in on the beef between two of his likely 2021 rivals and also talked about borough jails, NYCHA develpment and the Queens DA’s race. Plus, a look…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Closing Rikers and Building Borough Jails Would Create a More Humane NYC

‘An impartial and fair assessment of this process can lead to only one conclusion: Closing Rikers will lead to a more just New York.’

ByJoAnne Page 12Comments

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Apr 2019

Government

On Jails and Schools, De Blasio Admin Faces Questions About Closed Meetings

Meetings of a school siting task force and Neighborhood Advisory Councils for each of the four proposed borough jails have been closed to the public.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Mar 2019

Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Bronx Boro Prez Ruben Diaz Jr. on Jails, Power and Running for Mayor

City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy and Ben Max from Gotham Gazette interview Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., about borough jails, affordable housing and the 2021 mayoral race.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Decisions on Jails are about People, Not Zoning

‘The ULURP decision-makers cannot avoid the real question at stake: Will the city recommit to incarceration for generations to come, or will New Yorkers chart a new course?’

BySamantha Johnson

BySylvia Morse

ByM.J. Williams 2Comments

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time to Improve and Embrace the Plan to Close Rikers Island

‘Rikers Island has been a human rights atrocity since the 1930s, and we are closer than ever to closing it.’

ByJanos Marton 3Comments

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Mar 2019

Justice News

Feds Eye New Contract for City’s Only Private Jail, Which Can House ICE Detainees

The Queens Detention Facility is New York City’s only privately run detention facility. It houses over 200 federal detainees for the US Marshals Service.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Opinion

Opinion: ‘Close Rikers’ Eschews Real Reform for a Real-Estate Drama

‘The ‘Build New Jails’ advocates have adopted a two-step Bait and Switch political strategy that is oddly familiar.’

ByLynn Ellsworth 11Comments

Opinion: Decarcerating NYC Starts With Building Smaller Jails

Opinion: The Unending Urgency of Closing Rikers

Max & Murphy: Eric Adams Says Speaker & Comptroller Are Both Wrong on Campaign Finance

Opinion: Closing Rikers and Building Borough Jails Would Create a More Humane NYC

On Jails and Schools, De Blasio Admin Faces Questions About Closed Meetings

Max & Murphy: Bronx Boro Prez Ruben Diaz Jr. on Jails, Power and Running for Mayor

Opinion: Decisions on Jails are about People, Not Zoning

Opinion: It’s Time to Improve and Embrace the Plan to Close Rikers Island

Feds Eye New Contract for City’s Only Private Jail, Which Can House ICE Detainees

Opinion: ‘Close Rikers’ Eschews Real Reform for a Real-Estate Drama

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