A blue-ribbon panel led by former New York state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman will recommend closing Rikers Island — and replacing it with a series of new jails spread across the city’s five boroughs, The Post has learned. The 10-year plan also calls for slashing Rikers’ population by putting hordes of jailbirds back on the...
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