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.
Tag: Rikers Island Prison Complex
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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.
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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.