"Mayor Adams Appoints Lynelle Maginley-Liddie to Prevent Federal Takeover of Rikers"

Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, the new commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, aims to prevent a federal takeover of the troubled Rikers Island complex by working with the federal monitor overseeing the system. She promises to bring transparency and a "humane" environment to the jails. The monitor praised Maginley-Liddie as "transparent and forthright," but also expressed concerns about the mismanagement of reform efforts. Advocates argue that only an independent authority, such as a receiver, can bring about the necessary systemic changes. Mayor Eric Adams defended Maginley-Liddie and opposed a receiver, stating that the broken system has been a problem for decades.