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Closing Rikers: Jails, Politics, and Public Safety in New York

Closing Rikers: Jails, Politics, and Public Safety in New York

FromCity Journal's 10 Blocks


Closing Rikers: Jails, Politics, and Public Safety in New York

FromCity Journal's 10 Blocks

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Rafael A. Mangual joins Seth Barron to discuss New York City's plan to replace the jail complex on Rikers Island with four borough-based jails and what it could mean for public order in the city. New York City jails currently house a daily average of about 8,000 people, in a city of 8 million residents. Under the new plan, the borough-based jails (once constructed) will be able to house 3,300 people—less than half the city's average daily jail population today. As Barron writes, the new target "will likely require a significant realignment of expectations about public safety."
Released:
Oct 23, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

City Journal's 10 Blocks, a weekly podcast hosted by editor Brian C. Anderson, features discussions on urban policy and culture with City Journal editors, contributors, and special guests. Forthcoming episodes will be devoted to topics such as: predictive policing, the Bronx renaissance, reform of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, homelessness in Portland, Oregon, and more. City Journal is a quarterly print and regular online magazine published by the Manhattan Institute.