Rikers inmate population expected to surge before closing
(New York Post Local News)

The number of inmates at Rikers Island is expected to surge before the problem-plagued lockup can be closed by 2027, officials said Friday. Mayor de Blasio´s final plan to close Rikers will ultimately slash the population by about half to 5,000 so they can be moved to smaller neighborhood facilities in The Bronx, Queens, Manhattan...