The Jail Next Door

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 18, 2018

Harry DiPrinzio, reporter at City Limits, discusses his reporting on how different communities in New York City react to jails in their communities, and Mychal Johnson, co-founder of South Bronx Unite, talks about his opposition to a proposed jail site in The Bronx under the plan to close the Rikers Island complex. 

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