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They’re on the wrong side of this and they should be held accountable,” said Senator Kobe Hopkins, as he and senators called on the University to expand scribe…
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More than a year ago, New York City embarked on one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects in memory: spending $8.7 billion to build four high-rise jails across four boroughs, so that it could close its eight-decade-old jail complex on Rikers Island a “penal colony,” in Mayor Bill de Blasio’s phrase by 2026. Much has changed since this heady 2019 announcement. Covid-19 has decimated the city’s budget. One of three community lawsuits against the four jails has met with initial success. A rise in crime is a reminder that it will be difficult to keep inmate numbers below the four neighborhood jails’ far lower capacity. Even before the city breaks ground, the jails projects are already two years late, with the completion date pushed to 2028, well into the next mayor’s potential second term.
Gabby Deutch is joining
Jewish Insider full time as our new Washington correspondent covering key stories and figures from the capital. She was previously NewsGuard’s Washington correspondent and a contributing writer at JI. She’s also an alum of
The Atlantic, CNN and
The Toledo Blade. Welcome Gabby!
The White House hosted a virtual Purim gathering on Friday afternoon for approximately 30 administration staffers. Along with a message from Rabbi Levi Shemtov, several participants shared their thoughts on the holiday. The event, typically held in-person, did not feature a reading of the Megillah.
New UAE Ambassador to Israel Muhammad Mahmoud Al Khaja arrived in Israel this morning, and will present his credentials to President Reuven Rivlin later today.