Michael Blake: “Rikers island, quite frankly, is inhumane.”

“And then lastly, it's about the comprehensive vision around RIKERS island, you have to close Rikers island and have borough based jails. It makes more sense by having individuals that are closer to courthouses in their respective boroughs. Because Rikers island, quite frankly, is inhumane. It's the reason why the federal government has repeatedly been talking about a federal takeover. And so if you're not also addressing that, that's tied to the public safety concerns.” (05:34–05:36)

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