Judge Opts For 'Remedial Manager' To Reform Rikers Jail

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55% : The case is Nunez v. the City of New York et al., case number 1:11-cv-05845, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
46% : Judge Swain said that under the city's proposal, "transformational change is unlikely." Even if the mayor cannot remove the commissioner/compliance director or order her to take specific actions on matters under the court's purview, the judge said "there is no doubt that political influence takes many forms," and Maginley-Liddie or a successor would still report to the mayor "in the ordinary course of business.

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