Mayor Eric Adams issued a surprise order Saturday declaring a state of emergency within the city's jails to halt implementation sections of a law banning
issued a surprise order Saturday declaring a state of emergency within the city’s jails to halt implementation sections of a law banning solitary confinement.
“One of them dealt with the inability to restrain inmates while they’re being transported to court that is extremely dangerous, and all law enforcement personnel is aware of that,” the mayor said. “And so we just want to have time to analyze the law and decide the proper way to implement it without bringing harm to their face and bringing harm to the correction officers and civilians while suffering and suffering.
Mayor Adams, on Sunday, insisted the pause on Local Law 42 is “temporary … to give them the time to do their proper analysis.” He anticipated that it would fully take effect after a final analysis in October of this year. The mayor also pointed out concerns from the federal monitor overseeing reform of Rikers Island had “expressed deep concerns about the proposed local law and assessed that implementing Local Law 42 ‘could impede the Department’s ability to comply with the Nunez Court Orders,’ and ‘inadvertently undermine the overall goals of protecting individuals from harm, promoting sound correctional practice and improving safety for those in custody and jail staff.
Williams said that he is exploring legal options to have the mayor’s order nullified. The emergency declaration lasts up to 30 days, but the mayor can choose to extend it.
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