NYC's Efforts To Improve Rikers Island Have Been "Haphazard, Tepid And Insubstantial," Federal Monitor Report Finds

By CBS New York Team

August 8, 2023

NEW YORK -- New York City does not appear to be making any meaningful changes at Rikers Island, despite the risk of losing control over the jail complex, according to a report filed Monday by a federal monitor.

Federal Monitor Steve J. Martin called the city's recent efforts to improve conditions "haphazard, tepid and insubstantial."

His report cites two recent incidents at Rikers. In one case, correction officer did nothing as inmates attacked a man in their unit.

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