Hoping to stave off a federal takeover of Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order Thursday creating an interagency task force to coordinate and implement solutions needed to support the New York City Department of Corrections (DOC).
Executive Order 16 follows the apparent suicide of Rikers Island inmate on Saturday – which has marked the most recent inmate death in the prison this year. The order will serve to increase resources where needed within the DOC and provide the Mayor with real-time information regarding the efforts.
