#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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#De Blasio has no excuse for the Rikers Island debacle

#De Blasio has no excuse for the Rikers Island debacle

“#De Blasio has no excuse for the Rikers Island debacle” Friday, The Post ran exclusive photos from inside Rikers Island’s Otis Bantum jailhouse over the summer. They are horrific: dozens of men lying head-to-foot on the floor. Inmates napping near open toilets. Visiting the jail in September, Mayor de Blasio opted not to go in….

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#De Blasio bears central blame for the horrors at Rikers

#De Blasio bears central blame for the horrors at Rikers

“#De Blasio bears central blame for the horrors at Rikers” How did things get so bad, so fast, at Rikers Island? Disastrous mismanagement, with Mayor Bill de Blasio effectively egging the crisis on. Not until corrections staff protested the terrifying working conditions at the Rikers jails in August did elected officials start visiting and the…

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#Liberal ‘reforms’ turned Rikers Island into a violent hell

#Liberal ‘reforms’ turned Rikers Island into a violent hell

“#Liberal ‘reforms’ turned Rikers Island into a violent hell” A group of Democratic state and city officials touring Rikers Island this week described horrific and inhumane conditions. That prompted outgoing Mayor de Blasio to outline a five-point plan to address the renewed concerns about the island jails’ residents. Yet Hizzoner’s plan is too little, too…

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