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A place for all the research I did for a report on the closing of Rikers Island (sources from Fall 2020).

PDF files I used are shown above.

Here's a list of some useful links:

• The City's Rikers Plan Homepage
• CSNY Timeline of Closing Rikers
• More Just NYC/Lippmann Commission Reports
• Borough-Based Jails Projects in the Zoning Application Portal
• Environmental Review (CEQR) for the Jails
• Mayor's Office Press Release on committing to closing Rikers
• Final Statement of the Campaign to #ShutDownRikers
• NYC COVID in jails factsheet from May 7, 2020

And helpful news articles:

• The Appeal: Closing Rikers - From No Jails to New Jails
• NYTimes Opinion piece on bail reform laws from the beginning of 2020
• DNAInfo on City Documents on Closing Rikers
• Curbed: De Blasio's "Crumbling" plan to close Rikers
• The City: How The Tombs' closure affects the Rikers Closure