Zohran Mamdani: “The cost of that for a year is $4,000. That's about two or…”

“They treat New Yorkers with smi, serious mental illness at a far better efficiency and effectiveness than Rikers Island. Increased rates of employment, decreased rates of loneliness, decreased rates of hospitalization. And The cost of that for a year is $4,000. That's about two or three days on Rikers. Rikers is not just a moral stain, it's also a fiscal stain and a political stain on our city. But facilities like that are overcome. Crowded, there's not enough beds.” (13:20–13:26)

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