"After seven months of reviewing candidates, a federal judge overseeing Rikers Island announced the appointment of Nicholas Deml, a former CIA officer, as the "remediation manager" who will have sweeping powers to enact highly-anticipated reforms at the troubled jail complex. Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered Deml - who most recently headed the Vermont detention system - and the Mamdani administration to meet promptly to hash out the logistics of his appointment including compensation, initial staffing for his team, operational arrangements and a preliminary budget."
"His appointment comes after Swain repeatedly found prior jail leadership incapable of fixing itself. In prior rulings, she cited missed deadlines, broken promises and a persistent inability by the Department of Correction to rein in violence, chronic staff absenteeism and prolonged lockdowns. He is currently the managing director of Everly Bly & Co., what he describes online as a "boutique advisory and consulting firm." He previously served four years as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections, overseeing prisons, jails and community supervision statewide."
Judge Laura Taylor Swain appointed Nicholas Deml as remediation manager for Rikers Island with sweeping authority to implement reforms. Swain ordered Deml and the Mamdani administration to meet promptly to finalize logistics including compensation, initial staffing, operational arrangements and a preliminary budget. Deml and city officials must submit a joint report outlining the plan and any unresolved issues within 21 days, when formal appointment would occur. Swain repeatedly found prior jail leadership unable to fix systemic problems, citing missed deadlines, broken promises, unchecked violence, chronic staff absenteeism and prolonged lockdowns. Deml previously led Vermont corrections and currently manages Everly Bly & Co.; Vermont incarcerates roughly 1,600 people versus Rikers' roughly 7,000.
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