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As Rikers Population Surges, Correction Department Bid to Add Beds Stalls

Late last month, city Correction Department officials asked the jail oversight board to expand bed capacity in certain Rikers Island dorms from 50 to 60 beds. The so-called variance request — initially approved in February — was needed to deal with overcrowding as the jail population swelled to 7,645, Correction Department Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie wrote […]
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