Judge strips NYC of full authority over Rikers Island, citing 'unprecedented' violence

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50% : While the city's corrections commissioner will remain responsible for much of the day-to-day operations of the jail system, the remediation manager will have broad powers to address long-standing safety problems, including authority over hiring and promotions, staff deployment and disciplinary action regarding the use of force The extraordinary intervention, outlined Tuesday by Swain in a 77-page order, comes nearly a decade after the city's jail system was placed under federal oversight as part of a class-action lawsuit brought by detainees.

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