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Pilot: Can Rikers Be Closed? | ISLG's The Wonk

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Channel: CUNY TV · 2017 · News & Politics

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On the pilot episode of ISLG’s The Wonk, host Michael Jacobson leads a frank discussion on the possible steps it will take to close Rikers Island prison. Guests include: Ana L. Oliveira, President and CEO of the New York Women’s Foundation; City Councilman Joseph Borelli (R), Staten Island; and Elizabeth Gaynes, President and CEO of The Osborne Association. 

Taped: 6, 16, 2017
Aired: 6, 30, 2017

This half-hour monthly show focuses on public policy issues in New York City. In frank and thought-provoking discussions, host Michael Jacobson, Executive Director of ISLG, meets with three panelists to discuss key issues of the day. Produced with CUNY’s Institute for State and Local Governance.

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