Department of Correction Commissioner Louis Molina joined "In Focus" to talk about the 2027 deadline for a Rikers Island shutdown.

The commissioner recounted the Aug. 10 federal court session, where a judge approved the first step to a federal takeover of Rikers Island.

He talked about the improvements made to the jail since he took over in January of last year.

Molina also explained the latest in regards to officer staffing, as well as how his department has responded to the eight in-custody city deaths that have occurred so far in 2023.