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August 27, 2026

New York’s Rikers Island jails are supposed to close within a year. What happens when they don’t?

New York’s Rikers Island jails are supposed to close within a year. What happens when they don’t?

One year from Monday, the city faces a self-imposed legal deadline to shut down Rikers Island, a micro-city in the East River with 10 jails.

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