On Tuesday, she ordered the city to inform the U.S. attorney’s office and others how it planned to fix some of the pressing issues within the jails.
Shortly after the judge’s order was made public, Mayor Adams delivered a strenuous defense of his management of the jails.
“I am the best person in this administration to finally turn around the Department of Correction,” the mayor said during a news conference.
Mr. Adams asked what had changed since then to suggest that the city should be stripped of its authority.
In a series of recent reports, the first of them issued in May, Mr. Martin criticized Mr. Adams and his correction commissioner, Louis A. Molina, for hiding episodes of violence and negligence.
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U.S, Rikers