Rikers Island jail now under federal manager’s oversight

New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Leadership of the notoriously problem-plagued Rikers Island jail complex has officially fallen into federal hands with the anticipated appointment of an independent administrator, officials said on Tuesday.

Nicholas Deml, a former commissioner of the Vermont Department of Corrections from November 2021 until August 2025, will begin oversight of the jail complex, relieving New York City and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of local control…

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