Manhattan City Councilmember Gale Brewer is drafting legislation to force public tracking of complaints from Rikers Island made through the city’s 311 system, aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a largely opaque process. The proposal follows reporting by THE CITY that found tens of thousands of jail-related calls to 311 each year are not […]

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