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Federal Judge Holds NYC in Contempt Over Rikers Island Conditions, Plans Receivership

Judge Laura Taylor Swain finds NYC in contempt for worsening jail conditions; plans for federal oversight ordered by January 2025.

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Updated: Nov 27th, 2024, 6:10 PM ET

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U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain found NYC in contempt for worsening conditions at Rikers Island, citing increases in violence and deaths. Swain's ruling highlighted failures to comply with existing court orders and criticized the Department of Corrections' leadership. She ordered the drafting of a plan for federal receivership, aiming for reforms to ensure inmate safety, as the DOC's efforts since a 2015 consent decree have proven inadequate.

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