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Mamdani’s New ‘Rikers Czar’ Helped Design Plan to Shut Jail Advanced
As New York Metropolis barrels towards a legally mandated shutdown of Rikers Island after years of delays and fierce opposition, the Mamdani administration...
Ballots Behind Bars: Council Pushes Rikers Island Voting Overhaul
New York Metropolis lawmakers are pushing to overtake how folks jailed on Rikers Island solid their votes after simply 335 of roughly 6,000...
Closing the Rikers Island 311 ‘Black Gap’
Manhattan Metropolis Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting laws to drive public monitoring of complaints from Rikers Island made via town’s 311 system, aiming...
Delayed Bellevue Jail Unit to Open as Rikers Med Facility is Shut
After years of delays and value overruns, town plans to lastly open a part of a quarter-billion greenback unit at Bellevue Hospital for...