Jails Boss Pushed for Dying Man’s Release to Limit Rikers Death Count Louis A. Molina, New York City’s jail commissioner, told his senior staff to ensure that a dying man was “off the Department’s count.”
N.Y.C. Jail Officials Avert a Federal Takeover of Rikers Island At a hearing, a federal judge granted the officials more time to address rampant violence and disorder inside the city jail system.
Rikers Island Faces Pressure to End Death and Disorder Crisis Under orders to draw up a turnaround plan or face a federal takeover, the New York City jails system still has failed to provide detainees with basic care.
Louis Molina’s In Charge of Fixing Rikers Island. His Plan Is Due in 11 Days. Louis A. Molina, the Department of Correction commissioner since only January, says he has a solution to a problem that has defied his predecessors.
Rikers Chaos Could Lead to Federal Court Control, U.S. Attorney Says Damian Williams wrote that his office might have no choice but to seek “aggressive relief” for the serious problems at the jail.