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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Request for timeline amendment and emergency capital funds
1:49:57
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The administration acknowledges that Rikers cannot close by 2027 and requests the City Council to amend the law to provide a more attainable timeline and unlock emergency capital funds.
- The Lippman Commission report confirms the impossibility of the 2027 closure date
- The administration asks for a law amendment to establish a more realistic timeline
- Emergency capital funds are needed to ensure continued habitable facilities and adequate services for staff and incarcerated individuals
- Failure to amend the law could jeopardize the well-being of those who must remain on Rikers until its closure
Deanna Logan
1:49:57
The Littmann Commission report acknowledges what the administration has been saying for a long time.
1:50:04
Rikers cannot close by 2027.
1:50:06
We are asking the council to work with the administration to amend the law to provide a more obtainable timeline.
1:50:14
In addition, given that we agree closure of Rikers is not achievable by 2027, we collectively have a duty to ensure continued habitable facilities and adequate services for both staff and people currently in the Department of Corrections care.
1:50:34
This cannot be done without an amendment to the law by counsel which will unlock emergency capital funds that can be used for this critical purpose.
1:50:44
Failure to do jeopardize all those that must retain that must remain on Rikers Island until we can safely close it.