Vera Institute of Justice on Rikers Island Contempt Decision
November 28, 2024
November 28, 2024
NEW YORK, Nov. 28 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following statement on Nov. 27, 2024:
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As violence escalates and conditions decline on Rikers Island, Judge Swain should not only order receivership but direct the city to act urgently to close the jail complex and move to a smaller, safer, and more modern borough-based jail system.
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Yesterday, Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain found New York City and the Department of Corre . . .
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As violence escalates and conditions decline on Rikers Island, Judge Swain should not only order receivership but direct the city to act urgently to close the jail complex and move to a smaller, safer, and more modern borough-based jail system.
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Yesterday, Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain found New York City and the Department of Corre . . .