As the three-year countdown to the closure of the jails on Rikers Island begins this week, major questions remain about whether or not the city will – or even can – meet the August 2027 deadline to shutter the notorious complex.
Read MoreCEO and President of Fortune Society Stanley Richards recently sat down with the Eagle to discuss the organization’s legislative agenda, the troubled jail complex on Rikers Island, the Department of Correction’s new commissioner as well as his goals as Fortune’s president.
Read MoreOver three dozen people have officially been appointed to serve on the second iteration of the Independent Rikers Commission, the group that has again been tasked with mapping a plan to shutter Rikers Island’s jail complex.
Read MoreIn August, Mayor Eric Adams called for a new proposal to close Rikers Island while reiterating his opposition to the current plan. It seems less than two months later he has got his wish.
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