LEGAL
2 min readFederal Judge Orders Outside Control of NYC Jail System
TrueGov Editorial Team•8 months ago•2 min read
Court appoints receiver to address longstanding issues at Rikers Island
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A federal judge has taken the significant step of ordering external oversight for New York City's jail system, including the troubled Rikers Island facility. Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Swain issued a 77-page order on Tuesday establishing what effectively amounts to a receivership. The judge has directed that an outside official be appointed to address the dangerous conditions that have persisted despite years of attempted reforms.