Is the federal takeover of New York City's troubled Rikers Island jail imminent? Many signs are pointing to that conclusion, and it could come soon.
Chants of "shut down Rikers" drowned out Mayor Eric Adams' press conference on Thursday.The response to the growing chorus of calls for Rikers to be placed in a federal receivership came Thursday from Adams' Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina, making the case to keep control of the beleaguered jail with the city.
"When we inherited this department in January of 2022, it was on the brink of collapse," he said. "We have lowered violence by double digits. We have decreased staffing absenteeism by over 70%. We have stabilized the city's jail system."The nonprofit, which was part of that chorus,
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