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| New York Hires Consultant to Create Rikers Island Reform Plan |
| By nytimes.com- Michael Schwirtz |
| Published: 09/09/2014 |
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In the wake of revelations about pervasive brutality carried out by jail staff and other serious problems at Rikers Island, New York’s correction commissioner announced on Monday that the city had hired the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, mostly known for its work advising corporations, to develop a plan for reforms. In a letter to correctional employees obtained by The New York Times, the commissioner, Joseph Ponte, said that starting on Tuesday, the team from McKinsey would be working at Rikers interviewing personnel, reviewing logbooks and evaluating procedures. McKinsey, which has little if any experience working with jails or prisons, will spend at least 12 weeks both at Rikers and the Correction Department’s offices in Queens under a contract that cost the city about $1.7 million, officials said. Read More. |
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