New York City officials will return to federal court to seek the approval of their proposed Action Plan to address the crisis at the Rikers Island jail facility and to prevent federal receivership of the facility.
The May 24 hearing comes days after the fifth confirmed fatality at the facility this year, as confirmed by the Department of Corrections. In response to the return to federal court, members of the Campaign to Close Rikers Island issued a series of statements decrying the movement against federal receivership, while still maintaining that their priority was to close the facility – not to explicitly endorse or not endorse receivership.
