Ms. Maginley-Liddie, an eight-year veteran of the Department of Correction who previously served as first deputy commissioner and chief diversity officer, said at a news conference on Friday that a federal takeover of Rikers Island was not a foregone conclusion.
Damian Williams, Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, formally joined efforts last month to strip city control of the jail and place it under the authority of an outside entity, known as a receiver.
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