The Independent Rikers Commission is hoping to remind New Yorkers why the city first began to endeavor closing its dangerous jail complex, even if it has no shot at hitting the legally-mandated 2027 deadline to do so.
Read MoreOne-on-one with city’s new close Rikers czar Dana Kaplan.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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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