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Rikers Island.

De Blasio: Here’s How New York City Can Close Rikers Island Faster

The four borough-based jails replacing Rikers Island will be in Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
By Madina Toure
Packages of Tampax brand tampons on a drugstore shelf in New York on Feb. 10, 2016. (Photo by Richard Levine/Corbis via Getty Images)

New York Schools May Start Providing Free Feminine Hygiene Products

New York is moving to expand access to feminine hygiene products in public schools throughout the state.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio, center, at Rikers Island.

NYC Mayor ‘Does Not See’ Rikers Island Closing in Less Than 10 Years

'I do not see it and I will always say we'd love to be surprised pleasantly that changes are happening quicker.'
By Madina Toure
San Quentin State Prison opened in 1852 and is California's oldest penitentiary.

What’s Hidden Behind the Walls of America’s Prisons

By Heather Ann Thompson
A view of the entrance to the Rikers Island prison complex (

Kerik: New York City’s Glaring Lack of Leadership and Accountability on Jails

By Bernard B. Kerik
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