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Melissa Mark-Viverito is launching a commission to look at alternatives. The rationale for—and complexities in—shuttering the island of jails was the focus of a November City & State/City Limits series.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2016

Uncategorized

Op-ed: City Needs a Real Plan to Close Rikers, Lest One Failure Replace Another

“Closing Rikers Island is a great idea – but we must have fully operational alternatives in place first, not just some half-baked notions that are destined to fail.”

ByDavid A. Fullard 0Comments

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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

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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

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Nov 2015

Justice

Jailing New York: A Photo Essay

George R. Vierno Center on Rikers Island, seen from the Bronx. The Vernon C. Bain Center, a jail barge docked off the South Bronx. The Brooklyn House of Detention. In the face…

ByAdi Talwar 0Comments

24

Nov 2015

Investigations Justice

How NYC got Rikers Island and Why it Doesn’t Work

Rikers’ physical reality, many agree, is a crucial part of its problem.

ByEd Morales 2Comments

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Oct 2015

Opinion

Op-ed: Bail Reform Needs a Mental-Health Component

A retired corrections captain writes that without a strong mental-health component, attempts to end financial bail will fail.

ByDavid A. Fullard 0Comments

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Jul 2015

Uncategorized

Did Rikers Policy Experiment Look at the Right Policies?

A first-of-its-kind “social impact bond” project that tried to reduce recidivism among youths jailed on Rikers Island is being hailed as a success even though the results disappointed.

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

Is Council Speaker Opening the Door to Closing Rikers?

Op-ed: City Needs a Real Plan to Close Rikers, Lest One Failure Replace Another

The Perils and Potential of Closing Rikers Island

Can NYC Reform Rikers Island Without Replacing it?

Jailing New York: A Photo Essay

How NYC got Rikers Island and Why it Doesn’t Work

Op-ed: Bail Reform Needs a Mental-Health Component

Did Rikers Policy Experiment Look at the Right Policies?

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