Federal judge seizes control of NYC’s jail system — including troubled Rikers Island

Source: New York Post

A federal judge seized control of New York City’s troubled jail system Tuesday — ordering that an outside official be brought in to clean up Rikers Island and other lock-ups. The 77-page order by Manhattan federal Judge Laura Swain effectively appoints a federal receiver – a long-desired wish by advocates – to correct dangerous conditions in Rikers that city and Department of Correction officials have tried and failed to do under a decade-old court case known as Nunez. “The Nunez Remediation Manager will be granted broad powers, similar to those described in the Receivership Proposal,” Swain wrote.