#De Blasio has no excuse for the Rikers Island debacle

#De Blasio has no excuse for the Rikers Island debacle

“#De Blasio has no excuse for the Rikers Island debacle” Friday, The Post ran exclusive photos from inside Rikers Island’s Otis Bantum jailhouse over the summer. They are horrific: dozens of men lying head-to-foot on the floor. Inmates napping near open toilets. Visiting the jail in September, Mayor de Blasio opted not to go in….

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#De Blasio bears central blame for the horrors at Rikers

#De Blasio bears central blame for the horrors at Rikers

“#De Blasio bears central blame for the horrors at Rikers” How did things get so bad, so fast, at Rikers Island? Disastrous mismanagement, with Mayor Bill de Blasio effectively egging the crisis on. Not until corrections staff protested the terrifying working conditions at the Rikers jails in August did elected officials start visiting and the…

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#AG Merrick Garland is at war with American families: Devine

#AG Merrick Garland is at war with American families: Devine

“#AG Merrick Garland is at war with American families: Devine” Only a fool pokes a mama bear, but that’s Merrick Garland for you.  The attorney general thought to be such a moderate that 20 Republicans confirmed his nomination turns out to be a radical ideologue hellbent on targeting President Biden’s political foes.  He is injecting…

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#‘Worst they have ever been’

#‘Worst they have ever been’

“#‘Worst they have ever been’” Hundreds of jail guards and their supporters launched a mass protest near Rikers Island on Monday blasting what they called the worst working conditions in the history of the notoriously dangerous lock-up. “They are at the breaking point,” Correction Captain Association President Pat Ferraiuolo told The Post of his union…

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#Curtis Sliwa leads NYC rally against Rikers Island shutdown

#Curtis Sliwa leads NYC rally against Rikers Island shutdown

“#Curtis Sliwa leads NYC rally against Rikers Island shutdown” Republican mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa rallied with Queens residents Friday to oppose the $9 billion plan to replace Rikers Island with four borough jails– citing costs and public safety concerns. “All you’re going to do in having community jails, that we can’t afford, is spread the…

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