Andrew Cuomo proposed replacing New York City’s borough-based jail plan with new facilities on Rikers Island. Speaking at the Crain’s Business Mayoral Forum, Cuomo criticized the current plan as costly, delayed, and unworkable. “Let’s be clear: Rikers in its current form must be closed—it is a human rights violation. But the borough-based jail plan was […]

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