New York Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order on Rikers Island Jail Conditions
March 24, 2025
March 24, 2025
NEW YORK, March 24 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following executive order:
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Emergency Executive Order 768
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which "represents a way to move forward wi . . .
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Emergency Executive Order 768
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which "represents a way to move forward wi . . .