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U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain finds New York City in contempt over conditions in its jails.
Ruling puts troubled Rikers Island jail complex on verge of federal takeover.
Swain: "unconstitutional conditions" have worsened significantly in nine years since city settled abuse and violence claims.
Legal Aid Society and law firm Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP hail the decision.
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