The time for a federal takeover of Rikers Island jails is now
Briefly

Mayor Adams isn't to blame for the years of Rikers regression under the last mayor, nor for the deluded and impossible 'close Rikers' plan that distracts from the urgent need to fix Rikers.
Last week, Southern District Judge Laura Swain held city Department of Correction officials in contempt of court over their failure to alert the federal monitor team placing detainees accused of arson in a new Arson Reduction Housing Unit, where the cells lack sprinklers.
Read at New York Post
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