Sentences with phrase «borough jail facilities»

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Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson have announced an agreement to replace Rikers Island with a series of community - based jail facilities located near borough courthouses.

She said she wants to explore the use of «more community courts and borough - based jail facilities.»

Johnson also discussed his February 14 agreement with Mayor Bill de Blasio to replace Rikers Island with a series of community - based jail facilities located near borough courthouses.

«It will also look at utilizing more community courts and borough - based jail facilities.»

When Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced last week that they'd reached a deal to speed up the closure of Rikers Island by creating or expanding jail facilities in every borough except Staten Island, it seemed to be a clear sign of a productive partnership between the administration and local elected officials.

The March 9 presentation, which is available to view below, shows that the City Hall study was initially examining a few options, including just renovating existing facilities at Rikers or a partial closure of the island's jail coupled with the expansion of borough - based detention centers.