N.Y. Mayor De Blasio: Projected City Jail Population Falls to 3,300 by 2026
October 14, 2019
October 14, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release:
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- New York City's historic decarceration efforts to accelerate ahead of the closure of Rikers Island, resulting in 700 fewer people in the jail system than previously forecasted
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City officials have revised the estimated jail population to 3,300 by 2026, down from the earlier estimate of 4,000, Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson announced. The new . . .
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- New York City's historic decarceration efforts to accelerate ahead of the closure of Rikers Island, resulting in 700 fewer people in the jail system than previously forecasted
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City officials have revised the estimated jail population to 3,300 by 2026, down from the earlier estimate of 4,000, Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson announced. The new . . .