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NYC loses control of Rikers Island

CBS News on MSN · 2d

NYC loses control of Rikers Island as judge appoints remediation manager to run jail complex

A federal judge has appointed a remediation manager to run Rikers Island and report directly to her, taking control of the troubled complex away from the city.

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Federal judge seizes control of Rikers Island from NYC

A federal judge in New York has taken the extraordinary step of seizing control of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex, one of the nation’s largest and most famous jails, which houses around 7,

The New York Times · 2d

Outside Official Will Take Over Deadly Rikers Island Jail, Judge Orders

Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and dysfunction.

Queens Daily Eagle1d

Deadline extended for former detainees to get their piece of $92.5 million Rikers settlement

Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...

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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 ...

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PIX on Politics Daily: Rikers Island

Dan Mannarino speaks with New York City Council Member, Sandy Nurse, about the city no longer fully controlling its jail ...

Queens Daily Eagle2d

Rikers will be taken over by an independent receiver, judge rules

A federal judge took the extraordinary step of stripping the city of its control over Rikers Island, ruling that City Hall ...

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