
Rikers Island will no longer exist after 2027. By law, New York City will close Rikers and replace it with four also controversial borough-based jails. Some will remember Rikers by its headlines – dead inmates, failed attempts at reform, negligence.
May 30, 2023
New York, New York
Rikers Island will no longer exist after 2027. By law, New York City will close Rikers and replace it with four also controversial borough-based jails. Some will remember Rikers by its headlines – dead inmates, failed attempts at reform, negligence.