N.Y. Mayor Adams Extends Emergency Order to Address Ongoing Crisis in City Jails
June 12, 2025
June 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued Emergency Executive Order 816 to extend provisions of a previous order addressing persistent staffing shortages and operational challenges in the city's Department of Correction facilities.
The order, which remains in effect for five days, continues the city's state of emergency originally declared in 2021 to improve safety and sanitation in jails such as Rikers Island. Mayor Adams cited continued attrition amon . . .
The order, which remains in effect for five days, continues the city's state of emergency originally declared in 2021 to improve safety and sanitation in jails such as Rikers Island. Mayor Adams cited continued attrition amon . . .