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Episode: NYC to shutter infamous Rikers Island jail | Learn English expression 'uphill battle'
Description: " The jail at Rikers Island, which houses 7,000 short-term inmates per night, will close by 2026, following a vote in the New York City Council. The jail, once heralded as a model incarceration facility, has been rife with abuse and neglect in recent decades. The jail will be replaced by four smaller facilities that, among them, will have a much lower capacity than the 400-acre Rikers. New York faces an ""uphill battle"" (today's expression) in closing the famous jail. Read the full transcript of this episode at https://www.plainenglish.com/205 Â Â Â Â Â Transcripts are always free and available now!<...