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    Council in Agreement to Close Rikers, Questions Remain on Borough Based Jail Solution

    City Council  •  Borough Based Jail Reform  •  Citywide

    Members of public protesting proposed Manhattan facility. Image Credit: John McCarten/City Council

    Council received extensive testimony and differing perspectives on Borough Based Jails. On September 5, 2019, City Council’s Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses held a public hearing regarding the City’s application to close Rikers Island and create a Borough Based Jail System. The proposed sites are 124-125 White Street in Manhattan, 745 East 141St Street in the Bronx, 126-02 82nd Avenue in Queens and at 275 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn.

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    Tags : borough based jails, corrections, criminal justice, department of corrections, Rafael Salamanca, Rikers, Rikers Island
    Date: 09/11/2019
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