Lawyers for Legal Aid expressed fear for their clients and exasperation at what they considered a lack of progress. But city lawyers said a receiver would inject further delay into the process.
November 17, 2022 at 06:11 PM
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New York City will retain control over Rikers Island for now, Manhattan U.S. District Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the Southern District of New York ruled Thursday.
The decision is the latest in a protracted court battle in which lawyers for Legal Aid continue to request a federal receiver be appointed to enact reform in the troubled jail. Eighteen people have died in New York City jails this year alone.
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