Council continues plans to close Rikers
Months after Mayor Adams raised concerns about plans to close the Big Apple’s largest jail complex for four smaller ones in Kew Gardens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, City Council
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Months after Mayor Adams raised concerns about plans to close the Big Apple’s largest jail complex for four smaller ones in Kew Gardens, Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx, City Council
Rubu Zhao, 52, suffered a skull fracture in the fall Sunday in a mental health unit, multiple sources told The News. Sources said before he died that he was treated at Elmhurst Hospital.
On an average day, almost 3,000 people with mental illnesses are detained there – and they need better care.
New York City's Rikers Island jail complex has consistently made headlines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic for sustained violence, inhumane condition
This editorial appeared in the New York Daily News on May 12: