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New York City
fromGothamist
1 day ago

NYC is looking to hire a 'jails czar' to help close Rikers

The Mamdani administration is hiring a borough-based jails czar earning $180,000-$230,000 to oversee Rikers Island closure by August 2027 and manage construction of four replacement borough jails.
New York Islanders
fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

Op-Ed | Rebuild Rikers the right way and use the borough jail sites for homes New Yorkers can afford | amNewYork

Rebuild Rikers Island in phases with modern, humane facilities and convert borough jail sites into affordable housing to avoid an overbudget, disruptive borough-based jail plan.
NYC politics
fromHyperallergic
10 months ago

Why Is For Freedoms Designing Art for a New Brooklyn Jail?

Efforts to build new jails in NYC face opposition from artists and activists concerned about expanding incarceration amid the Rikers Island closure.
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