Overview

• Federal monitor team criticized NYC Department of Correction for failing to address violence and drug use in jails.
• Monitor said guards were neglecting duties, allowing inmates to roam freely.
• Judge agreed with monitor's concerns, allowed legal process for court-appointed receiver to proceed.
• Ruling marks latest step in ongoing battle over control of city's jail system under federal oversight.
• City given chance to argue against takeover and contempt order in November.