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MillennialNightmare t1_iu69ejk wrote

Reply to comment by drpvn in I Spent Over 40 Years Working in Corrections. I Wasn’t Ready for Rikers. by marshall_project

How do you close Rikers by building new facilities on Rikers thus keeping Rikers open?

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gaiusahala t1_iu6adfv wrote

That’s just quibbling about nomenclature, ‘Rikers’ [the island] vs ‘Rikers’ [the jail]. If the entire jail is built from scratch adjacent, and the old one torn down then it is not the same place at all. Obviously renovations/annexes would not fix this problem, it would have to be clean slate.

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MillennialNightmare t1_iu6cnul wrote

Rikers is not a single jail facility. The proximity to the rest of the city, as well as an inability for families and legal staff to easily visit their loved ones and clients is as big an issue as anything else.

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30roadwarrior t1_iu6qeuh wrote

Yeah because no outsiders make it to Astoria to party and the multitude of clubs every night.

Sad fact, lots of losers in jail don’t get visits. People with support networks and decent families get visitors. Conversely those people are far less likely to end up on Rikers…

Place also has successful fraternities and networking opportunities (UBN).

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MillennialNightmare t1_iu6r2ep wrote

Do you actually think it’s as easy to get to Rikers as it is to get to Astoria?

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30roadwarrior t1_iu7grvb wrote

Hmmmm for drivers yes. Rikers is connected to Astoria. People get to LaGuardia too, same general area. For public transport there’s dedicated bus lanes and buses, yeah you can get there.

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Pkuz88 t1_iu8w5pt wrote

Yes ive visited and picked people up from rikers, reaply wasnt that hard to get there

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OnFolksAndThem t1_iu82me3 wrote

Lol. I’m high as hell and I cracked up at ubn being mentioned in a mainstream nyc sub lmao

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DeathTripper t1_iu95je2 wrote

FFS they have a prison barge still, don’t they? I’m not saying it’s not possible, nor do I necessarily agree dividing it up across boroughs, but hell, shits overcrowded and the logistics of building on the island, moving prisoners, etc. seem like a fucking nightmare that the DOC could barely manage.

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drpvn t1_iu6bnb3 wrote

Is this a serious question?

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MillennialNightmare t1_iu6cocj wrote

Can you answer it?

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drpvn t1_iu6husv wrote

Is it serious?

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FormerKarmaKing t1_iu6mzo8 wrote

Trust me, just block the commentators account. I thought I had. Given their username the best case scenario is that they’re a troll. The worst…

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