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NY Attorney General Letitia James backs federal court takeover of Rikers Island, other NYC jails

New York Attorney General Letitia James threw her office’s considerable influence Friday behind a court-ordered takeover of Rikers Island and other city lockups. In a letter to Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain, James argued that only receivership can fix decades of dysfunction in the city’s beleaguered jail system. “A receiver is needed to effectuate the safety and order required . ....

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