Judge Appoints Outside Official to Take Over Deadly Rikers Island Jail
Laura Taylor Swain, a federal judge, seized control of New York City’s lockups, which have been rife with violence and dysfunction. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Prisons and Prisoners
Topics: dysfunction, violence, which, lockups, City’s, control, seized, judge, federal, Swain, Taylor, Laura, Island, Rikers, Deadly, Official, Outside, Appoints, Judge
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/nyregion/rikers-island-receiver-nyc.html