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Council Member Sandy Nurse introduces oversight hearing on closing Rikers Island
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Council Member Sandy Nurse, chair of the committee on criminal justice, opens the oversight hearing examining recommendations from the Independent Rikers Commission's Blueprint to Close Rikers. She introduces the legislation to be considered and mentions that multiple agencies and witness panels will be present.
- The hearing will consider Introductions 1100, 1238, 1240, 1241, 1242, and Resolution 371.
- Nurse keeps her opening remarks brief due to the number of witnesses and agencies present.
Sandy Nurse
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I'm council member Sandy Nurse, chair of the committee on criminal justice.
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Welcome to today's oversight hearing examining recommendations from the independent Rikers Commission also known as the Littmann's Commission's Blue Point to Close Rikers.
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At this hearing we will also consider introductions 1,100, 12 30 eight, 12 40, 12 40 one, 12 40 two and resolution three seventy one.
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I'll keep my remarks brief because we have several witness panels and multiple agencies that will appear before this committee today.