[New York City Council\Rikers Island]
Mayor de Bill Blasio: “By guaranteeing that Rikers will never again be used for incarceration, we’re charting a new course forward for the Island and the people of New York City. We’re making good on our promise to close Rikers once and for all. Though mass incarceration may not have started here, we’ll do all we can to make sure it ends here.”
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Department of Correction
NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL CHANGES CITY MAP TO CLOSE RIKERS ISLAND BY 2027
CLOSE RIKERS CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES PLAN THAT WOULD LEAD TO RIKERS ISLAND CLOSING
[New York News]
Brandon James: “Today, the City Planning Commission certified the ULURP application for the borough-based facilities that will enable the closure of the Rikers Island jails complex and end this horrific symbol of brutality forever.”
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