But you can't have no jails. The discussion on Rikers island is the Rikers island jail is a hellhole. Yep. And it has been for a long time. It's run by the city As governor, I said 10 years ago [Rikers Island] should be closed. There's all sorts of litigation because the number of assaults, beatings, are horrendous at Rikers. So Rikers, as we know it, has to be closed. (43:32–43:36)
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