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Rikers Overhaul Begins Under New Overseer | New York City News
A new federal overseer is cracking down on Rikers Island’s decades-long crisis, demanding immediate reforms after finding jails filled with smoke from fires set by detainees and officers treating chaos like routine. Nicholas Deml, a former CIA officer appointed by a federal judge, unveiled a 34-page action plan targeting staffing, safety, and funding—areas he says are catastrophically failing. With the city in contempt for ignoring safety mandates and spending $370 million on overtime while neglecting detainee programs, Deml is pushing for a $50 million funding boost and sweeping changes…
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