The official exterior will resume the prison of the Deadly Rikers Island, the judge’s orders

A federal judge supervising New York prisons withdrew the island of Rikers on Tuesday, by ordering that an external civil servant is appointed to make major decisions concerning the prison complex in difficulty and violent.

The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, said in a 77 -page decision that the manager would report to him directly and would not be an employee of the city, diverting the efforts of the mayor Eric Adams to maintain control of the locking. The official, called a remediation director, would work with the New York correction commissioner, but would be “empowered to take all the necessary measures” to hand over the prisons of the city, she wrote.

“Although the necessary changes take some time, the court expects to see continuous progress towards these objectives,” wrote J. Jeside.

The order comes almost a decade after the city’s prisons, including the Rikers Island complex, fell under federal surveillance in the regulation of a collective appeal. The agreement focused on reducing the use of strength and violence against detainees and correction agents. An instructor appointed by the court has published regular reports on persistent chaos.

The city of New York has retained its control of rikers with white joints – fighting to show progress and reach the edge of the loss of prison surveillance, as criticisms of the system have called for a receiver. Conditions have not improved, according to the lawyers of the complainants and the Federal Monitor.

The prison population of the city increased to more than 7,000 against a hollow of around 4,000 in 2020. And in the first three months of this year, five people died in Rikers or shortly after being released from the city guard, equaling the number of prisoners who died in 2024.