A federal judge agreed Thursday to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City s troubled jail system from Mayor Eric Adams and place a court-appointed outside authority in charge of Rikers Island.
U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain will decide on a potential takeover of New York City's jail system following reports of increased violence levels.
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