N.Y. Mayor Adams Issues Executive Order on Extending Rikers Island State of Emergency & Prioritizing Nunez Action Plan Compliance
October 16, 2025
October 16, 2025
NEW YORK, Oct. 16 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following executive order on Oct. 15, 2025:
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Emergency Executive Order 871
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that 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 wa . . .
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Emergency Executive Order 871
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that 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 wa . . .