Officials report they fear there will be no place for some young people to go when they close or downsize Rikers Island in New York. This is the institution that imprisoned 17 yr old Kalief Browder for approx 3 years without a trial after being accused of stealing a backpack. All the while, community organizations stand ready, willing and able to help, but face blocked doors and the mass incarceration of poor minority people continues…

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