City Council creates more programming on Rikers
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“We’re chipping away at the enormous health equity issues.”
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JFK bird smuggler hid 35 live finches in pants and jacket during 6-hour flight: feds
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People bet on the birds in big-money singing competitions.
Read MoreDetainees moved out of NYC’s lone private jail as federal contract expires
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The Queens Detention Facility’s federal contract ended March 31.
Read MoreBiden backs Meng’s COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
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“We can have mature, nuanced conversations about countries, about viruses, about various issues without endangering the lives of our constituents.”
Read MoreBiden orders DOJ to phase out contracts with private jails, including Queens lock up
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A 2019 federal contract to operate the Queens jail is potentially worth $313,281,779.
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