New York City Department of Corrections (DOC) Commissioner Louis Molina punted on giving an up-to-date timeline for the closure of Rikers Island and transition to borough-based jails when asked for one by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams on Thursday.
The speaker’s request that Molina give a current timeframe for shutting down the troubled island jail complex — which is legally required to shutter by 2027 — came during a council hearing examining Mayor Eric Adams’ Fiscal Year 2024 preliminary budget for DOC and other agencies making up the city’s criminal justice system.
