Lawyers for people detained on Rikers Island intend to ask a federal judge to take control of the jail complex away from New York City, according to a letter filed with the court on Monday, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal hearing this week.The lawyers' intention was conveyed in a letter filed by a federal official appointed to monitor the island lockup, where most of the city's jails are and where close to 5,900 people are held.
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