The City Council voted 36-13 to replace the complex with four smaller jails located closer to the city’s main courthouses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
Source: The Jacksonvill Daily News
Plan to close notorious Rikers jail complex by 2026 approved
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