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Bookmark or Share- Judge directs NYC to develop plan for possible federal takeover of ...NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday directed New York City officials to begin developing a plan for a possible federal takeover of Rikers Island, following a hearing in Manhattan in a long-running case over abuse, mismanagement and other chronic problems at one of the nation’s largest and most notorious jails.
- A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island - City & State New YorkRikers was heavily criticized in the 1970s and ’80s for overpopulation, dangerous conditions and violence against incarcerated adolescents. Under then-New York City Mayor Ed Koch, the public began calling for the island to be closed.
- Department of Correction - NYC.govCompleted in 1978, and named for DOC's second female commissioner, AMKC houses detained and sentenced male adults in a facility spread over 40 acres. AMKC is the largest facility on Rikers Island.
- Closing Rikers Island: The Borough-Based Jails Plan - RikersNew York is leading a historic decarceration plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with a smaller network of safer modern jails.
- Rikers Island - WikipediaRikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [4] [5] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).
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