![For nearly 100 years, violence, chaos and death have defined the jails on Rikers Island. Some say that could change with the appointment of a federal receiver, but anyone running the jail complex will have a lot of history to contend with. Eagle file photo by Jacob Kaye](https://brooklyneagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Rikers-story1-scaled.jpg)
Rikers Island’s troubled history leads to call for receivership
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