In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge has appointed an independent officer to manage Rikers Island jail due to long-standing issues related to unconstitutional conditions and inadequate reform efforts by the NYC Department of Correction. Judge Laura Taylor Swain's 77-page ruling highlights the hazardous nature of the jail and reflects on a history of unfulfilled reforms stemming from a 2011 lawsuit. The newly appointed Nunez Remediation Manager will report to the court and have the authority to enforce changes to improve safety and oversight at the facility.
Nine years have passed since the parties first agreed that the perilous conditions in the Rikers Island jails were unconstitutional; that the level of unconstitutional danger has not improved... is both alarming and unacceptable.
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