After delays, new czar sees opening to revive Rikers closure push
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One-on-one with city’s new close Rikers czar Dana Kaplan.
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City misses deadline to release Rikers shutdown plan
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The city blew past a legal deadline Friday to release a detailed plan for closing Rikers Island, leaving its long-delayed effort to shutter the dangerous jail complex without a clear path forward.
Read MoreCity appoints first ‘close Rikers czar’ to oversee delayed jail shutdown
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The city has appointed its first-ever “close Rikers czar,” tasking a longtime criminal justice reformer with getting its long-delayed plan to shutter the troubled jail complex back on track.
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