Mayor de Blasio Offers Controversial Plan To Address Chaos At Rikers Island

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George Joseph
WNYC News | Sep 15, 2021

Mayor de Blasio is promising emergency repairs and greater scrutiny of correction officers who duck work. But the plan has sparked pushback from public defenders and the correction officers' union.

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