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Closing Rikers
New York is leading a historic decarceration plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with a smaller network of safer modern jails.
The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, the Department of Correction, and NYC Health and Hospitals are sponsoring the Borough-Based Jails system. These agencies work together to ensure that the principles of criminal justice reform are manifested in these new facilities.
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The borough-based jails plan is based on three main principles:
The justice system will be fairer, changing the culture inside the jails, fostering community connections, and providing greater access to services
Our jail system can be much smaller with thousands fewer people in jail
Our jails can be safer with modern, well-designed facilities that promote dignity for those who are held, visit, and work there
