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It now costs $556K to jail someone in Rikers for a year. And it is still a dangerous hellhole.
Matt Greenfield
@mattgreenfield.bsky.social
It now costs $556K to jail someone in Rikers for a year. And it is still a dangerous hellhole. Think what that amount of money could do to alter the life trajectory of a child.
chadtopaz.medium.com/schools-not-...
November 16, 2024 at 10:45 AM
@mattgreenfield.bsky.social
It now costs $556K to jail someone in Rikers for a year. And it is still a dangerous hellhole. Think what that amount of money could do to alter the life trajectory of a child.
chadtopaz.medium.com/schools-not-...
November 16, 2024 at 10:45 AM
(Article is from 2023. The the point is still valid. Money spent housing non-violent criminals in Rikers could be better spent in other ways that involve correction).
https://bsky.app/profile/mattgreenfield.bsky.social/post/3lb3adqxlbs2h
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