by Rachel Vick, published December 14, 2022
Appearing before the City Council’s Committee on Criminal Justice on Tuesday, Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina said that he was unsure if the city would be able to close Rikers Island by 2027 as required by city law.
Citing the jail’s high population – and his expectation that it will continue to rise in the coming years – Molina suggested that moving to borough-based jails with lower capacities is unlikely.
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