De Blasio’s $40 Million Proposal for Rikers Is Praised by Advocates MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP The administration indicated that most of the money would go toward reducing the use of force by correction officers, hiring new guards and improving programs for young inmates. February 11, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1uB52oU http://nyti.ms/1y94fHb The New York Times N.Y. / Region Budgets and Budgeting

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ and MICHAEL WINERIP via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/1uB52oU De Blasio’s $40 Million Proposal for Rikers Is Praised by Advocates February 11, 2015 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1y94fHb The New York Times