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Eric Adams: “To get on Rikers Island you have to be one of the most…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Conversations with Coleman: Eric Adams on Policing, Politics, and New York City's Future

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So we're going to totally disregard them and collapse their entire industry. Or look at this great socialist idea of emptying Rikers Island. We passed bail reform. So To get on Rikers Island you have to be one of the most dangerous people in the city of rape, robbery, homicides, murders. 7,400 people are there. His mindset is we're going to close down Rikers and put them back into the communities. They're going to go back into the black and brown communities where they victimized for years. (12:20–12:30)

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