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On the recordJuly 23, 2025
If he empties out Rikers Island, those dangerous people are going to go back into the communities that they inflicted violence in in the first place, and they’re largely black and brown communities.
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Parmenio Adams
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Adams expresses concern over Mamdani's plan to empty Rikers Island.

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