New York City's Plan to Close Rikers Has Been Hampered by Nimbism

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Mayor de blazio signed on to this plan, but i think it's fair to say that his enthusiasm for it was never like whelming. The time frame for the closure of rikers has always sort of stayed just over the horizon. It will take many tough decisions along the way, but it will happen, and certainly m long after mayor de blaz’s term is going to be over.

Twelve people at Rikers Island have died in custody so far this year. The pandemic is only part of the problem, explains Nick Pinto, who is covering the string of deaths for the Intercept.

Today’s show was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Haleema Shah.

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