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| N.Y.C. Jails Chief Is Hiding Dysfunction at Rikers, Federal Monitor Says | N.Y.C. Jails Chief Is Hiding Dysfunction at Rikers, Federal Monitor Says |
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| A year and a half into Louis A. Molina’s tenure as New York City correction commissioner, the federal monitor overseeing the Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday took direct aim at his leadership, saying that the violence there remained unabated and that officials were hiding information about it. | A year and a half into Louis A. Molina’s tenure as New York City correction commissioner, the federal monitor overseeing the Rikers Island jail complex on Thursday took direct aim at his leadership, saying that the violence there remained unabated and that officials were hiding information about it. |
| “The commitment to effective collaboration, as evidenced by the department’s recent performance, has deteriorated,” the monitor, Steve J. Martin, wrote in a report filed in federal district court. “The department’s approach to reform has recently become characterized by inaccuracies and a lack of transparency.” | “The commitment to effective collaboration, as evidenced by the department’s recent performance, has deteriorated,” the monitor, Steve J. Martin, wrote in a report filed in federal district court. “The department’s approach to reform has recently become characterized by inaccuracies and a lack of transparency.” |
| “These problems have grave consequences for the prospect of reform and eliminating the imminent risk of harm faced by incarcerated individuals and staff,” he added. | “These problems have grave consequences for the prospect of reform and eliminating the imminent risk of harm faced by incarcerated individuals and staff,” he added. |
| In a statement issued in response to the monitor’s report, a Correction Department spokesman, Frank Dwyer, said the number of in-custody deaths and slashings and stabbings had declined under Mr. Molina’s leadership and accused Mr. Martin of appearing to “move the goal posts” by comparing those figures to prepandemic times. | In a statement issued in response to the monitor’s report, a Correction Department spokesman, Frank Dwyer, said the number of in-custody deaths and slashings and stabbings had declined under Mr. Molina’s leadership and accused Mr. Martin of appearing to “move the goal posts” by comparing those figures to prepandemic times. |