The scathing ruling over jail conditions puts the troubled Rikers Island jail complex on the verge of a federal takeover.
A judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to staunch violence and brutality at its jails, a scathing ruling that puts the troubled Rikers Island jail complex on the verge of a federal takeover.
Swain ordered the city and lawyers suing on behalf of inmates and detainees to confer with a court-appointed monitor on a proposed framework for a federal receivership - an extraordinary intervention that would city control of one of the nation's largest, most notorious jail systems. The 65-page ruling stemmed from litigation that started more than a decade ago with allegations by a public defender organization, the Legal Aid Society, and others that the city's Department of Correction had engaged in a pattern of excessive and unnecessary force.
"We are proud of our work, but recognize there is more to be done and look forward to working with the federal monitoring team on our shared goal of continuing to improve the safety of everyone in our jails," the city said. "Worse still, the unsafe and dangerous conditions in the jails, which are characterized by unprecedented rates of use of force and violence, have become normalized despite the fact that they are clearly abnormal and unacceptable," Swain wrote.
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