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Eric Adams: “I've been on Rikers island sitting down with inmates more…”

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Published August 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 1:12:33

I'm paying their college tuition and giving them life coaches until they're 21 years old and giving them a stipend so they can graduate in college. Who's on Rikers Island? Black and brown. I've been on Rikers island sitting down with inmates more than any mayor in the history of this city. I got re baptized on Rikers island with the inmates and stop the feeder and ensure we can do dyslexia screening so they don't end up on Rikers Island. (1:12:33–1:12:38)

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