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NYC Comptroller calls for a federal receiver to be appointed at Rikers

By Isabel Song Beer Posted on October 13, 2022
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New York City Comptroller Brad Lander called for a federal receiver to be appointed at the Rikers Island jail complex in order to establish some operational and management reforms to improve conditions for inmates.

Lander spoke at a virtual forum on Oct. 13 where he highlighted the impacts that chronic employee absenteeism, high death toll and rising violence had on both incarcerated individuals and jail staff. 

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NYC Comptroller calls for a federal receiver to be appointed at Rikers

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