When Andrew Cuomo was governor, he pushed then-Mayor Bill de Blasio to speed the shutdown of jails on Rikers Island. He insisted the 10-year closure plan was too long and that the plethora of problems facing the city’s Correction Department demanded a more urgent approach.  Now, he has a different idea. On Tuesday, Cuomo announced […]

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