‘A little perplexed’: Questions raised over city’s $4 billion contract for construction of Queens jail

‘A little perplexed’: Questions raised over city’s $4 billion contract for construction of Queens jail

Advocates and a lawmaker on Thursday spoke out against the city’s proposed $4 billion contract for the building of Queens’ borough-based jail, which may be completed four years after the city’s legally-mandated deadline to close Rikers Island.

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City claims Rikers receivership isn’t needed with new commissioner at helm

City claims Rikers receivership isn’t needed with new commissioner at helm

Attorneys for the city on Tuesday told a federal judge that Rikers Island should remain in the hands of the city as a new, reform-minded commissioner takes a stab at curbing violent conditions at the notorious jail complex.

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Federal judge scolds DOC boss for ‘disturbing’ attempt to influence Rikers monitor

Federal judge scolds DOC boss for ‘disturbing’ attempt to influence Rikers monitor

“These actions are, simply put, unacceptable,” a federal judge said of Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina’s alleged attempt to influence a report compiled by the monitor in charge of keeping tabs on conditions on Rikers Island.

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