Riker's Island To Go Away, Maybe-Probably
by Bob Walsh
Bill de Blasio, the commissar of the city of New York, has a ten-year plan to close down the toilet known as Riker's Island and replace it with de-centralized jails in the boroughs.
As one might expect, the NIMBY crowd is screaming bloody murder. They don't mind living by a court house. Living by a jail is another thing altogether.
The current plan is to close Riker's down sometime between 2024 and 2027, well after Commissar de Blasio is long gone.
In addition all under-19 (not 18) year-old commitments will be moved to juvenile detention, no matter what their crime or history.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Riker's could become a money-making tourist attraction like Alcatraz.
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