Rikers is supposed to close in 2027, but 2 replacement jails won't open until 2031
Elected officials are demanding answers after new city documents revealed that construction of at least two of the jails that will replace Rikers Island won’t be finished until about four years after Rikers must close.
“The notice with this proposed, extremely extensive construction timeline is just yet another situation where it feels like the mayor is just kicking the can down the road, which is unacceptable,” said Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who chairs the Council’s criminal justice committee, at a Wednesday press conference. “And the failure to close Rikers and to safely draw down the population is going to lead to morethat one of the replacement jails in Brooklyn wasn’t slated to be finished until 2029.
The extended timeline also comes as Rikers' population is now around 6,000. Altogether, the four replacement jails will only house 4,160 people — and that’s after the cityCity Council Speaker Adrienne Adams also said she was concerned by the new timeline, and added that Mayor Adams must fund alternatives to incarceration that can reduce Rikers' population, such as mental health support programs.
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