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Adams headed for showdown with City Council over closing Rikers Island | #citycouncil
Adams headed for showdown with City Council over closing Rikers Island – CBS New York Watch CBS News Supporters rallied to demand Adams comply with the 2027 deadline to close Rikers. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Click Here For This […]
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City Council move to ban solitary would be a disaster | #citycouncil
City Council progressives are moving to ban solitary confinement at Rikers and other city jails — guaranteeing more violence, chaos and suffering. Worse, the move has supermajority backing, so would likely survive a mayoral veto. The council hearing on the issue (and rallies around it) invoked all the usual claims that solitary is purely a […]
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