Name: NY City Council to vote to close Rikers
Uploaded: 2019-10-17T11:00:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: The plan to close Rikers Island by 2026 and replace it with four smaller, borough-based jails in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens is now in the hands of the New York City Council.

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NY City Council to vote to close Rikers

The plan to close Rikers Island by 2026 and replace it with four smaller, borough-based jails in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens is now in the hands of the New York City Council.

Posted October 17, 2019 8:38am EDT