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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has announced the permanent closure of a detention facility inside the Rikers Island jail complex. Mayor Mamdani said in a statement, “For decades, ...

The closure is part of an effort to replace the jails on Rikers Island with a more modern and borough-based jail system.

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