The jail at Rikers Island costs New York City taxpayers $2.4 billion annually, or more than $208,000 for each person incarcerated there (at a rate of $570 per night). — STILL HERE

The jail at Rikers Island costs New York City taxpayers $2.4 billion annually, or more than $208,000 for each person incarcerated there (at a rate of $570 per night).

Miles GoschaJanuary 10, 2020