Federal Judge Considers Outside Authority to Govern Rikers Island Jail

The decision follows a series of reports from a court-appointed federal monitor that outlined a " disturbing level of regression " inside the jail system, with nearly every category of violence now higher than when the monitor was appointed to oversee reform efforts eight years ago.

On Tuesday, the same day that a group of conservative-leaning city officials toured Rikers Island and praised the Democratic mayor's oversight of the jail, there were more than two dozen use-of-force incidents, seven fires and two allegations of staff assaults, according to the monitor. The Adams administration finds itself increasingly alone in that view. Last month, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, Damien Williams, said his office would seek to strip control of Rikers Island from the city, joining a growing chorus that includes the jail's independent oversight board, detainee advocates and dozens of local elected officials.

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