Sentences with phrase «notorious jail complex»
Stringer was well ahead of de Blasio is backing the notion of closing the notorious jail complex, but had not made such a splashy public declaration of his desired timeframe.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city can close the notorious Rikers Island complex in less than 10 years, if Albany passes key criminal justice reforms, as he announced an agreement with the City Council to close Rikers and roll out a smaller borough - based jail system.
Last month, de Blasio announced plans to close the notorious prison complex in a decade and reduce the city's jail population by about half — down to 5,000 — to make it happen.