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Council Member inquires about efforts to close Rikers Island and reduce jail population
6:11:49
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Council Member Yusef Salaam asks about efforts to close Rikers Island and reduce the city's jail population. He specifically inquires about:
- Steps being taken to limit case delays and ensure speedy trials
- Resources needed by District Attorneys to improve trial system efficiency
- Other efforts being made to reduce the population on Rikers Island
Yusef Salaam
6:11:49
I wanna ask questions on closing of Rikers Island.
6:11:54
1 of the critical steps to us finally closing Rikers Island is reducing the city's pop the population of the city's jail system.
6:12:00
The significant delays in the processing of cases has been one of the primary impediments in the effort to lowering the population of the city's jails.
6:12:11
What efforts is your office making to limit case delays and guarantee speedy trials?
6:12:21
And this is a as a follow-up with that, what resources does the DA need?
6:12:25
Do the DA's need to improve the efficiency of the trial systems and are there any other efforts your office is making that would help to reduce the population on Rikers Island?