Friday, members of the de Blasio Administration held a technical briefing on the City’s Draft Environmental Impact Study for the four modern, community-based jails that will replace Rikers Island. Members of the Administration are,
Elizabeth Glazer, Director, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
Dana Kaplan, Deputy Director, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
Marco Carrión, Commissioner, Community Affairs Unit
Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk, Chief of Staff, Deputy Mayor Laura Anglin
Brenda Cooke, Chief of Staff, Department of Correction
In 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced plans to close the jails on Rikers Island and released a roadmap for a smaller, safer and fairer justice system. The roadmap included plans to safely reduce the jail population to 5,000 people and transition to a local borough-based jail system.
The complete DEIS can be found here.
Sunday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. held a rally on the steps of City Hall against using the current NYPD Tow Impound site as the new home for the Bronx Local Jail.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
On Sunday, Mayor de Blasio will travel to Washington, D.C.
