Rikers is scheduled to shutter by 2026 after a decades long run as one of the world’s largest jails New York City lawmakers voted to close the notorious Rikers Island jail complex, which has become synonymous with violence and neglect.Rikers is scheduled to shutter by 2026, ending a decades long run as one of the world’s largest jails. It will be replaced with four smaller and more modern jails located closer to the city’s main courthouses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. Continue reading…
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