#Federal takeover of Rikers Island isn’t a bitter pill

#Federal takeover of Rikers Island isn’t a bitter pill

“Federal takeover of Rikers Island isn’t a bitter pill” Mayor Eric Adams is better off seeing calls for a federal takeover of the Rikers Island jail complex as an opportunity, not a threat. In a six-page letter to federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain, Southern District prosecutors call for “the appointment of a receiver with independent…

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#NYC feds threaten Rikers Island with independent takeover

#NYC feds threaten Rikers Island with independent takeover

“NYC feds threaten Rikers Island with independent takeover” Manhattan federal prosecutors said Tuesday they were “alarmed” by recent violence at New York City jails — and threatened to request that the Department of Correction be taken over by an independent body if the agency doesn’t improve conditions at the disordered detention facilities.  In a letter addressed to US…

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#Pols, union lobbying Adams to build new complex on Rikers

#Pols, union lobbying Adams to build new complex on Rikers

“Pols, union lobbying Adams to build new complex on Rikers” Mayor Adams is feeling heat to drop ongoing plans to overhaul the Big Apple’s jail system in favor of building a new college-campus-like complex for inmates on Rikers Island. Adams had promised to deliver former Mayor de Blasio’s plan to shutter Rikers Island’s notorious jail…

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#‘Worst they have ever been’

#‘Worst they have ever been’

“#‘Worst they have ever been’” Hundreds of jail guards and their supporters launched a mass protest near Rikers Island on Monday blasting what they called the worst working conditions in the history of the notoriously dangerous lock-up. “They are at the breaking point,” Correction Captain Association President Pat Ferraiuolo told The Post of his union…

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