NYC electeds spar over conditions at Rikers Island as federal takeover looms

The City Council’s “Common Sense Caucus” toured Rikers Island on Tuesday, where they touted supposed improvements to the notorious detention complex — standing in direct contrast to a daming recent report from a federal watchdog that sharply criticized the conditions at the facility. 

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