N.Y. Mayor De Blasio Issues Transcript on Approval of the Plan to Close Rikers Island
October 17, 2019
October 17, 2019
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on the approval of the plan to close Rikers Island:
Mayor Bill de Blasio: Everybody, today we made history. The era of mass incarceration is over. It's over. This action today means the New York City is set on a new path. And Stanley talked about humanity - I want everyone to understand what this is about, it's about valuing our people, no longer condemning people and sending them on a pathway that on . . .
Mayor Bill de Blasio: Everybody, today we made history. The era of mass incarceration is over. It's over. This action today means the New York City is set on a new path. And Stanley talked about humanity - I want everyone to understand what this is about, it's about valuing our people, no longer condemning people and sending them on a pathway that on . . .