City panel to suggest closing Rikers Island, replacing it with smaller jails March 31, 2017 Black Truth News Community News, Politics, Recent Posts By: JILLIAN JORGENSEN REUVEN BLAU LEONARD GREENE Article Reprint (JAMES KEIVOM/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) A blue-ribbon commission studying the future of Rikers Island will recommend closing the troubled jail and replacing it with several smaller facilities across the city, sources told the Daily News. Share this: Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Like this:Like Loading... Pages: 1 2 3 4