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Closing Rikers Island: experts convene to chart path to closure and reform (Brooklyn Daily Eagle)

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, April 14, 2023 

Closing Rikers Island: experts convene to chart path to closure and reform 

A panel of criminal justice experts will gather on Thursday, April 20, to discuss the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island and chart a path toward its closure and the implementation of necessary policy changes. The event, titled “The Path Ahead for Rikers: Crisis, Challenges, and the Path to Closure,” will take place at the New York City Bar Association from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

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