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How New York Lost Control Of Its Notorious Rikers Prison

Rikers Island Prison at Hazen Street and 19th Avenue in Queens on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.
Rikers Island Prison at Hazen Street and 19th Avenue in Queens on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021.

Federal authorities have stripped New York City of control over its notorious Rikers Island jail complex, plagued by violence and drugs. The prison, once slated for closure, still holds nearly 7,000 detainees.

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