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Opinion | Closing Rikers Is Just The Start

There should not be a price tag on justice.
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First Rikers Island Jail Facility Set To Close This Summer

It's part of a larger plan to close all nine facilities on the island.
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A Poet's Fight Against Money Bail

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Inmate Captured Hours After Escaping From Rikers

Naquan Hill, 24, a burglary suspect, was found on the island.
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From Hardship To Healing: The Complicated Journey Of Women Incarcerated At Rikers Island

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Finance Worker Allegedly Said He Fatally Stabbed His Small Pet Dog In Self-Defense

Cops say they found only two small scratches on his arms.
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Kalief Browder Now Has A Street Named After Him In The Bronx

He would have turned 24 this May.
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NYC Spends $116 Million A Year Jailing People Who Can’t Afford To Pay Their Way Out

And the true cost is likely far higher than that.
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Women Of Rikers Island On The Reality Of Mother's Day Behind Bars

One mom lives with her son in the facility.
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My Best Friend's Death (Wish It Were Wedding)

I knew the best way to deal with my grief and my anger was to channel these emotions into something outside myself.
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