Protesters Rally Outside NYC City Hall Calling for Rikers Island Shutdown

A view of the entrance to the Rikers Island prison complex in New York City on May 17, 2011. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Protesters gathered outside New York City Hall on Wednesday to demand that the Rikers Island jail gets shut down.

New York Attorney General Letitia James felt troubled after she toured the embattled jail on Tuesday along with other officials.