Rikers Islands 3rd Chance - Gov. Hochul Signs Landmark Package- Danger in Juvenile Center

Correction Commissioner Louis Molina has a huge task before him — coming up with a plan to fix Rikers Island. “This is purely a management issue and the department has just been mismanaged for over a decade,” Molina said. “And I would tell you this, for me a receiver is not an option. Receivers and court orders don’t solve hard problems. Leaders of organizations do that.“ Molina said he is the leader to do it. On Friday, the commissioner and the city’s federal monitor must file in federal court a final plan to turn around the jails on the island, which are at risk of a federal takeover. In an exclusive interview, Molina sat down with NY1 to make his case for keeping control of the jails and to preview the plan he will file later this week. On Friday, the city and the federal monitor must file a plan in court to turn around Rikers Island in an exclusive interview, the correction commissioner sat down with NY1 to discuss his proposals Molina said better management will turn around Riker