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‘A mass release in the name of public health could signal a watershed in shifting priorities from law and order policies that fail distressed communities.’

ByJarrod Shanahan 0Comments

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Nov 2019

Justice

Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office

‘Chinese voters need to be smarter. We are not an ATM for politicians,’ one community leader said, according to a report from the World Journal. ‘We should mobilize our ballots…

ByYiyi Huang for World Journal 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Justice

Families of Rikers’ Inmates Say Closing Troubled Jail is Not Enough

‘The process is slow,’ said one mother, who’s son is being held at the infamous jail. ‘I have sat waiting in court for up to four hours only to be…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 0Comments

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Close Rikers to Address the Violence of Jail Discrimination – For Now

‘If it takes smaller, replacement jails to close Rikers, then the mayor and the City Council must pay heed. We will then eventually need to close the new ones as…

ByJuan Cartegena 1Comment

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Oct 2019

Opinion

Opinion: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail

“Roughly eighteen months ago I was released from state prison after serving nearly forty years throughout the state of New York. Contrary to what you may have heard today,…

ByNgozi Alston

ByMarlene Nava Ramos

ByBrittany Williams 2Comments

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Sep 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Addressing Trauma is Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers and in the Jails That Will Replace It

‘We must recognize that the culture of violence exists on Rikers Island – and will continue to exist in the new borough facilities that will be built – if concrete…

ByDavid A. Fullard 1Comment

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Nov 2017

Opinion

CityViews: The Three Questions NYC Must Answer if it is Serious About Closing Rikers

Whether the timeline is three years or 10, a former Correction captain lays out the issues facing policymakers, officers and inmates.

ByDavid A. Fullard 4Comments

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Apr 2017

Justice

Closing Rikers Goes from Pipe Dream to Policy

The city will sweat the details for a long time. But let’s give de Blasio his due for putting his stamp on history.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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Nov 2015

Investigations Justice

The Perils and Potential of Closing Rikers Island

City Limits contacted all 51 members of the City Council, the five borough presidents and the three citywide officials to ask whether they support closing Rikers.

ByEd Morales 5Comments

25

Nov 2015

Justice

Can NYC Reform Rikers Island Without Replacing it?

The jury is still out on whether reforms – segregating the most violent inmates, a crackdown on smuggling, faster use-of-force investigations – will be effective.

ByEd Morales 1Comment

Opinion: Let Them Out Now

Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office

Families of Rikers’ Inmates Say Closing Troubled Jail is Not Enough

Opinion: Close Rikers to Address the Violence of Jail Discrimination – For Now

Opinion: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail

CityViews: Addressing Trauma is Key to Stopping Violence on Rikers and in the Jails That Will Replace It

CityViews: The Three Questions NYC Must Answer if it is Serious About Closing Rikers

Closing Rikers Goes from Pipe Dream to Policy

The Perils and Potential of Closing Rikers Island

Can NYC Reform Rikers Island Without Replacing it?

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