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NYC loses control of Rikers Island

The New York Times · 1d

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.

The Week on MSN · 1d

Why Rikers Island will no longer be under New York City's control

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under the care of a third party.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

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.

Queens Daily Eagle8h

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 ...

City & State New York23h

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 ...

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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 ...

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