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The Court-Ordered Takeover of Rikers Shows the Crisis in American Prisons and Jails
A federal judge on Monday stripped control of the Rikers Island jail complex from New York City and ordered the appointment of an independent manager to
Federal judge seizes control of NYC’s jail system — including troubled Rikers Island
The 77-page order by a Manhattan federal judge effectively appoints a federal receiver to correct dangerous conditions in Rikers that the DOC have failed to do.
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A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A Department of Correction captain and two guards were suspended for allegedly watching him bleed for 10 minutes after he slit his throat with a razor, The Times wrote, citing sources familiar with the incident.
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Advocates urge court to block ICE’s return to Rikers Island
The implementation of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration’s executive order allowing federal immigration agents to re-establish offices on Rikers Island would “tear a hole through the fabric of New York City’s sanctuary laws,
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