City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds

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City cannot shut Rikers by 2027, landmark report finds

In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 deadline to shutter the deadly jail complex has become impossible for the city to meet.

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City Council asks judge to protect their power over Rikers ahead of receivership ruling

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City Council asks judge to protect their power over Rikers ahead of receivership ruling

If a federal judge follows through with her threat to strip the city of its control of Rikers Island, she should make sure plans to shutter the dangerous jail complex by 2027 remain in place, attorneys with the City Council said in a court filing this week.

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