By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 13 – Amid the crisis at New York City's Rikers Island, the NYC Commission of Corrections was summoned to a November 17, 2022 in-person hearing on a request to move to appoint a Federal receiver for the facility, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
That request was denied. Inner City Press live tweeted it, here and below, and before streamed in Foley Square and in front of SDNY (here and here), then uploaded video of the Close Rikers protest and an impromptu Q&A with NYC public advocate Juumane Williams, here. Here is the thread.
On August 10, the hearing. Inner City Press live tweeted it, thread
Chief Judge Swain: The Court is focused on structural reform.
On May 13, 2025 Chief Judge Swain ruled including "the Court will appoint an independent Nunez Remediation Manager who will report only to this Court and be empowered to cure Defendants’ contempt and support the Commissioner’s remediation of the Defendants’ outstanding noncompliance with the remaining provisions of the Nunez Court Orders. The Remediation Manager and the Commissioner will, together, address the ongoing violations of the constitutional rights of people in custody in the City’s jails. The Court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct Defendants’ violations of the Nunez Court Orders, as documented by the Contempt Order dated November 27, 2024, and, particularly in light of the contemplated collaboration between the Nunez Remediation Manager and the Commissioner, is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of these federal rights. When the Court has selected the Nunez Remediation Manager, the Court shall enter an order."
Watch this site.
Back on April 26 a conference took place between 2 pm and 4:15 pm - but by video. Inner City Press live tweeted it here.
The case is Nunez v. N.Y.C. Department of Correction, et al., 11-cv-5845 (Swain)
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