Do your job “before someone dies,” an advocate pleaded at a meeting of the city Board of Correction, which has the power to monitor Rikers Island. Source: New York Times
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The Jail Oversight Board That Failed to Sound the Alarm
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2021
The Board of Correction, which has the power to monitor Rikers Island and other city jails, took no action as deaths behind bars increased. Source: New York Times
New York Is Getting $22 Billion in Federal Aid. How Should It Be Spent?
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times