Inmate Deaths, Threat Of Federal Takeover Will Determine The Fate Of Rikers Island
By: Alan J. Krawitz via African American Voice NEW YORK — Rikers Island jail is waging its own war. At issue is whether a federal receiver takes the reins of the jail from New York City’s control. The next hearing on Rikers’ fate is in April. However, on Nov. 17, a federal judge declined the request from […]
