A great point. And I also want to remind everyone how we got here in the first place. Overpopulation of Rikers Island. When you don't properly deal with prison populations and stop the flow from jail to prison pipeline, you build these large population. And Commissioner of Correction who's here with us today, today, she'll tell you the challenges of doing that. And you don't want to see barges popping up all over our city, particularly in the outer boroughs. (27:07–27:17)
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