We have allocated $8 billion for four community jails. The price tag is now up to 16 billion and will only house 4,000 of the 7,000. Guess what? We keep the inmates on Rikers island and we turn those four units in the neighborhoods into affordable housing. that we've all been clamoring for. What about the law that requires the closing? Oh, you go into court, you fight, fight, fight. (1:15:46–1:15:54)
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Proposes keeping inmates on Rikers Island and converting planned community jail sites into affordable housing.
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