Name: Panel recommends closing Rikers Island Jail
Uploaded: 2017-03-31T11:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 57 s
Description: Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito are expected to support the recommendation of an independent panel that will call for the closing of Rikers Island Jail, reports the WSJ.

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Panel recommends closing Rikers Island Jail

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito are expected to support the recommendation of an independent panel that will call for the closing of Rikers Island Jail, reports the WSJ.

Posted March 31, 2017 8:29am EDT