Rikers reform effort falters as DOC struggles with basic jail operations

Rikers reform effort falters as DOC struggles with basic jail operations

The federal monitor tracking conditions on Rikers Island said the dangerous jail has remained mired in dysfunction and constitutional violations a little more than six months after a federal judge stripped the city of its control of the jail complex and appointed a remediation manager to lead the reform effort.

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Judge troubled after DOC leadership accused of attempting to stifle oversight

Judge troubled after DOC leadership accused of attempting to stifle oversight

A federal judge said that Department of Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards appeared to violate a number of court orders when he issued a recent directive limiting his top deputies from communicating with oversight officials charged with leading reform efforts at Rikers Island.

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